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Atorvastatin can lower LDL cholesterol by 50% or more when taken in high doses. Simvastatin can lower LDL cholesterol by up to 50% when taken in moderate doses. Both simvastatin and atorvastatin can ...

Atorvastatin oral tablet is a prescription drug. It’s available as a brand-name drug called Lipitor. It’s also available in a generic form. Generic drugs usually cost less than the brand-name version.

Over 140,000 bottles of a prescription statin have been recalled due to "failed dissolution specifications," according to a U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) enforcement report. Ascend ...

The Food and Drug Administration has announced a nationwide recall of atorvastatin calcium tablets, a generic version of the widely used cholesterol-lowering drug Lipitor, after lab tests showed the ...

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Atorvastatin is a generic oral tablet prescribed for high cholesterol and to lower the risk of serious cardiovascular problems. It’s available as the brand-name drug Lipitor. Atorvastatin’s cost with ...

Atorvastatin is a generic prescription drug that’s used to lower cholesterol and lower risk of stroke and serious heart problems. Atorvastatin comes as an oral tablet. Atorvastatin is used along with ...