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Can Lipitor And Atorvastatin Be Taken Together?

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Posted on Fri, 4 Nov 2016
Question: Are the two medications, Lipitor and Atorvastatin, usually
administered/combined?
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Answered by Dr. Panagiotis Zografakis (29 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
they are the same drug...

Detailed Answer:
Hello,

lipitor is the brand name and atorvastatin is the active ingredient. So they are essentially the same drug!
There is no reason to use two different drugs that contain atorvastatin if that's what you're asking.

If you'd like more information about atorvastatin, please use your follow-up questions to ask.

Kind Regards!
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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Dr. Panagiotis Zografakis

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Practicing since :1999

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Can Lipitor And Atorvastatin Be Taken Together?

Brief Answer: they are the same drug... Detailed Answer: Hello, lipitor is the brand name and atorvastatin is the active ingredient. So they are essentially the same drug! There is no reason to use two different drugs that contain atorvastatin if that's what you're asking. If you'd like more information about atorvastatin, please use your follow-up questions to ask. Kind Regards!