NOUN
- an oral drug (trade name Lipitor) that is effective in lowering triglycerides; potent in reducing LDL cholesterol because higher doses can be given
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- The following medicines may need changes when taken with Kaletra: birth control pills that contain estrogen ( "the pill"), birth control (contraceptive) patches, atorvastatin (Lipitor®), rosuvastatin (Crestor®), efavirenz (Atripla® and Sustiva®), nevirapine (Viramune®), amprenavir WebWire | Recent Headlines
- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said it granted Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd. approval to sell a generic verson of Pfizer Inc.'s Lipitor, called atorvastatin calcium. The Seattle Times
- Pfizer announced that in patients with established heart disease, Lipitor® (atorvastatin calcium) 80 mg not only significantly reduced the relative risk of suffering a first cardiovascular event by 19 percent compared to Lipitor 10 mg but also provided a sustained reduction in the risk of a subsequent second, third, fourth, and fifth cardiovascular event, according to a subanalysis of the five-year Treating to New Targets (TNT) study. Health News from Medical News Today
- Merck for several years has been eyeing the opportunity to combine a generic version of Lipitor, also known as atorvastatin, with its own Zetia. Pfizer Tries to Block Merck Lipitor-Zetia Pill
- Generic Lipitor, called atorvastatin, should cost 30 percent to 50 percent less. The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com
- In September 1997, IP Philippines granted Pfizer a patent right over its invention of atorvastatin, which is set to expire in September 2012. Latest News
- (Dec. 13, 2007) - People taking cholesterol-lowering drugs such as atorvastatin after a stroke may be at an increased risk of hemorrhagic stroke, or bleeding in the brain, a risk not found in patients taking statins ... Undefined
- The IMS data, released Monday, show nearly 476,000 new prescriptions for generic Lipitor, called atorvastatin, were filled the week ended Dec. 9. NYDN Rss
- I take a range of medication, including atenolol, amlodipine, warfarin, co-codamol and atorvastatin. The Sun
- Crystalline sodium atorvastatin, compositions containing the same and methods for the production thereof.
