Ezetimibe/simvastatin: 10/10 mg, 10/20 mg, 10/40 mg, and 10/80 mg. Atorvastatin: 10 mg, 20 mg, 40 mg, and 80 mg. The primary end point of the study was the percent change from baseline to the end of ...

What is Atorvastatin Used for? Atorvastatin belongs to a class of drugs termed “statins”, which are competitive inhibitors of 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme (HMG-CoA) reductase – an enzyme ...

Medically reviewed by Femi Aremu, PharmD Key Takeaways Atorvastatin can lower LDL cholesterol by 50% or more when taken in high doses.Simvastatin can lower LDL cholesterol by up to 50% when taken in ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . NEW ORLEANS — In the STOP-CA trial, prophylactic atorvastatin therapy reduced the occurrence of ...

Medically reviewed by Femi Aremu, PharmD Key Takeaways Atorvastatin can be taken either in the morning or at night as long as you take it consistently. Atorvastatin has a long half-life, so it's ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . “Current [osteoarthritis (OA)] therapies have short-term, small to moderate effects on joint pain; there is no ...

Auckland, New Zealand - The New Zealand government has decided to stop reimbursing atorvastatin (Lipitor ®, Pfizer), forcing 30000 patients to switch to generic simvastatin. The New Zealand ...

If you take cholesterol-lowering drugs called statins, you may have noticed a flurry of news coverage since late October about an extensive recall of thousands of bottles of atorvastatin, the generic ...

Federal health officials are advising consumers that more than 140,000 bottles of cholesterol medication are being recalled due to “failed dissolution specifications.” Several bottle sizes of ...

STATINS provide a buffer against heart disease by reducing the production of cholesterol inside the liver. The cholesterol-lowering drugs provide a lifeline for millions but they can interact with ...