Medically reviewed by Femi Aremu, PharmD Zocor (simvastatin) and Lipitor (atorvastatin) are both statin drugs, which are medications used to lower cholesterol levels in the blood. Statins primarily ...

Dallas, TX - Patients in the Treating to New Targets (TNT) study who had been randomized to receive atorvastatin (Lipitor, Pfizer) at 80 mg/day were significantly less likely to be hospitalized ...

Patients treated with Lipitor® (atorvastatin calcium) 80 mg had a significant 55 percent reduction in levels of high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP), while those taking Lipitor 10 mg had a ...

The company has launched Atorvastatin calcium tablets in 10 mg, 20 mg, 40 mg and 80 mg, a bioequivalent generic version of Lipitor tablets in the US market on July 17.

All patients went through an 8-week run period of open label treatment with 10 mg atorvastatin (Lipitor). ... In the 80 mg arm there were 434 events and there were 558 in the 10 mg treatment group.

Doctors gave high doses of rosuvastatin (40 milligrams), atorvastatin or Lipitor (80 mg) to 1,385 people with evidence of heart disease and used ultrasound to measure the amount of plaque in their ...