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Bookmark or Share- Lipitor: Side effects, generic, dosage, uses, and moreLipitor is a brand-name oral tablet that’s prescribed for high cholesterol and to lower the risk of cardiovascular problems. Lipitor contains the active ingredient atorvastatin and belongs to...
- Statin side effects: Weigh the benefits and risks - Mayo ClinicStatins include atorvastatin (Lipitor), fluvastatin (Lescol XL), lovastatin (Altoprev), pitavastatin (Livalo), pravastatin, rosuvastatin (Crestor) and simvastatin (Zocor). Having too much cholesterol in the blood increases the risk of heart attacks and strokes. Statins block an enzyme the liver needs to make cholesterol.
- Lipitor: Side Effects, Dosage, Uses, and More - HealthlineLipitor is a prescription medication that’s used in certain situations along with a balanced diet to: lower cholesterol levels in adults and some children. reduce the risk of heart and blood...
- Lipitor: Uses, Dosage, Side Effects & Warnings - Drugs.comWhat is Lipitor? Lipitor is used together with diet, weight loss, and exercise to reduce the risk of heart attack and stroke and to decrease the chance that heart surgery will be needed in people who have heart disease or who are at risk of developing heart disease.
- LIPITOR® (atorvastatin calcium) tablets | Safety InfoLIPITOR is a prescription medicine that contains a cholesterol lowering medicine (statin) called atorvastatin. LIPITOR is used: to reduce the risk of: heart attack, stroke, certain types of heart surgery and chest pain in adults who do not have heart disease but have other multiple risk factors for heart disease.
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