Aug. 2, 2005 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has alerted U.S. residents to the July 28 recall of a batch of counterfeit Lipitor (atorvastatin) 20-mg tablets sold in the U.K., according ...

Lipitor has no generic at this time. In terms of potency, 10mg of Lipitor is roughly equivalent to 20mg of Zocor and 20mg of Mevacor. Twenty mg of Lipitor is at least as potent as 40mg of Mevacor. So ...

It is in a class of drugs known as statins, which are used to prevent events associated with cardiovascular disease, such as stroke, heart attack, and angina. Atorvastatin works by reducing the amount ...

Lipitor can also raise the levels of HDL cholesterol good cholesterol in your blood. The drug is sometimes prescribed to people with an existing heart condition to lower their risk of experiencing a ...

(NEXSTAR) – Over 141,000 bottles of cholesterol medication have been recalled due to “failed dissolution specifications,” suggesting that the drugs did not pass a solubility test, or failed to ...

Saitama, Japan and New York, NY - Lipid-lowering treatment with atorvastatin (Lipitor, Pfizer) may have different effects on different segments of the aorta, with a greater effect on atherosclerotic ...

If you have high cholesterol, there's a good chance your doctor has recommended statins to get your numbers back into a healthier range and reduce the risk of heart attack and stroke. But what's the ...

Taking a statin within 1 day of coronary artery bypass graft surgery is associated with a significantly lower risk of all-cause mortality at 30 days when compared with patients who take a preoperative ...