In A Nutshell Atorvastatin directly binds to muscle proteins — Scientists captured the first atomic-level images showing how ...

Efficacy of switching statin therapy from generic simvastatin was examined in a VA population. Ezetimibe/simvastatin was more potent than atorvastatin or rosuvastatin in lowering LDL. Treatment of ...

Cholesterol disorders affect millions of people globally and are among the leading risk factors for cardiovascular diseases, including heart attack and stroke. Statins are the first-line therapy for ...

You've just filled a new prescription for statins, and you want to do all that you can to maximize the results of the meds.

The erroneous findings emerged from data taken from a large managed-care-organization group of patients who had taken either atorvastatin or simvastatin. Within this cohort of approximately 80 000 ...

High doses of the cholesterol-lowering drug Lipitor were no better at preventing major heart problems than regular doses of rival Zocor, according to the latest study on efforts to aggressively treat ...

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Taking a high-dose statin to lower cholesterol may increase risk of developing diabetes by as much as 12 percent, but the heart benefits of statins still outweigh the risks, new ...

I'm taking the cholesterol-lowering drug Lipitor and am considering switching to the generic form of Zocor (simvastatin) because it's cheaper and my insurance doesn't have a prescription-drug program.

Pfizer Inc. and India’s Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd. agreed to keep copies of the cholesterol pill Lipitor off the U.S. market an extra 20 months, protecting $12 billion in sales for Pfizer. Under the ...

The FDA said Ranbaxy has agreed to stop manufacturing Atorvastatin. Nov. 30, 2012 — -- Ranbaxy Pharmaceuticals Inc., the company that makes a generic version of the cholesterol-controlling ...

Do you take the medication Lipitor to help with high cholesterol? If so, you should know that there has been a massive recall on a generic version of the drug. Over 140,000 bottles of a prescription ...