Atorvastatin ( INN ) (), marketed by Pfizer as a calcium salt under the trade name Lipitor , is a member of the drug class known as statins , used for lowering blood cholesterol . It also stabilizes plaque and prevents strokes through anti-inflammatory and other mechanisms. Like all statins, atorvastatin works by inhibiting HMG-CoA reductase , an enzyme found in liver tissue that plays a key role in production of cholesterol in the body. Atorvastatin was first synthesized in 1985, by Bruce Roth while working at Parke-Davis Warner-Lambert Company (now Pfizer ). With 2008 sales of US$12.4 billion, Lipitor was the top-selling branded pharmaceutical in the world. U.S. patent protection was scheduled to expire in June 2011. However, Pfizer made an agreement with Ranbaxy Laboratories that delayed the generic launch in the U.S. until November 30, 2011.
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I am 57, 5'2" and weigh 11st. I have suffered from depression for 40 years. I have three grown up sons which I am very proud of and a very loving an caring husband of 34 yrs. Whilst I am not working now, I have had a...
My 2 and a half year old son put a lipitor pill in his mouth but spit it out. I'm not sure how much he might have got. He showed it to me and it looked like soap. Some was on his shirt.
How long for diovan and metoprolol to take effect?
is 128 over 8o bp good for a 52yr male i do exercise and im on 10mg of lipitor
Hi we have been trying to conceive for a few months , I had a blighted ovum in dec and dnc
My husband is taking lipitor , was wondering the association with lipitor and sperm motility miscarriage . I have never had...
my father takes the following medications are they suitable to be taken together
acetone ec combi 35mg 1 morning
imdur 60mg 1/2 morning
Lipitor 20mg 1 morning
macu vision 1 morning
nexium 20mg 1 morning
ostelin...
I just accidentally took my husband's Lipitor, Terizosin, Niaspan, and Carvedilol. Really an accident. We have our meds set up side by side.
i was taking 500 mg of niaspan and stop bacause of flushing, Now I';m having tmau like symptoms. could stopping the niaspan be the cause
i am a male 55 years of age. at present on beta blocker(nebi-h) and statin. my volume of sperm has dropped drastically. though theres no problems with erection. i am on these medicines for last 2 years. what should i take to increase the volume...
I take 2.5 mg of Norvasc at night, and my doctor wants to increase it 5 mg. When I tried taking the whole pill I got very dizzy and sleepy. I want to take half in the morning and half at night since I never had...
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User : I was diagnosed with high cholestrol and was put on Lipitor
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User : I was at work talking to a couple of peers and all of a sudden my brain seemed to go into slow motion. Almost like satellite TV screen when theres a storm - things were that cut up.it was over in less tha5 seconds ..I am 52 and in pretty...
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User : my triglycerides is 290, hdl-5.05, ldl-153, total 263, ldl/hdl ration 2.94, tested on 16.10.2009 at thyrocare. need ur suggestion to reduce it, age-49 wt.- 72-73...
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My doctor prescribed Lipitor 40mg/day, can I take 80mg every other day and safely get the same effect ? I have found capsules on the web for a very low price ($1.60 each) and they can t be split. This would make my daily cost only 80 cents. This is the lowest I have found on the web. If you have found a lower price please include it in your answer.
I ve been taking ATORVASTATIN CALCIUM 40MG since starting soon after Nov 27, 2013. I had a problem wit the pinky joint . The tendon to the pinky seens to have shortened and pops every time I open and close it and it hurts when I perform this action. About 3 weeks ago I found that I could not straight up and the sacro region vertibre was the...
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a person with diabetes and Heart problems can they take congetin with Lipitor ?
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Has the drug Lipitor given you any side effects?
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Is a 10mg Simvor 10 the same strength as a 10mg Lipitor ? Doc says 2 x10mgSims = 1x10mg Lipitor ? Is a 10mg Simvor 10 the same strength as a 10mg Lipitor ? Doc says 2 x10mgSims = 1x10mg Lipitor?
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Is it advisable to stop eating grapefruit if taking Lipitor?
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59 male, MI WITH CAD, STENTING TO MID RAC IN NOV.-2002 TAKING MEDICINES RAMIPRIL 5MG. OD, METOPROLOL 50MG. OD, ASPIRIN 75MG. BD, ATORVASTATIN 10MG. BD, LORAZEPAM 1MG MOR & 2MG. EVE. NATRILIX SR TWICE A WEEK, URIMAX 0.4MG. HS, LATELY AFTER TAKING TWO-THREE DRINKS I START GETTING PALPITATION AT MIDNIGHT ALTHOUGH THE PULSE RATE AT THAT TIME IS...
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Hi doctor! I m a DDS,I get HTA for 15 years . I took amlong A and diamicron 30mg(2tablets) per day for more 10 years.Last week I came to see doctor to take examination about the situation of diabet . My blood suger is 6.92mmol/l and HbA1c : gycated Hb 9.9ad HbA1c:8.00 The doctor replace amlongA by midicardis and diamicron by glucophage(2pills...
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Do you believe that more prescription medicine commercials should be pulled? Now that the Lipitor commercial with the famous heart Dr. has been shut down for misleading information, do you think that other medication commercials should be taken off the air - do you think these pharmaceutical companies are looking out for our best interests by...
My wife 47, cholesesectomy in 1994, total hysterectomy in 2009, with IBS has recently been observing a black discharge after urination which dissolves immediately on contact with water. I initially it reduced with high intake of water. Now it seems to be a more frequent occurrence. she is hypothyroidic and is on eltroxin 100mcg, atorvastatin...
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