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 ...

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 ...

NEW ORLEANS -- Patients with lymphoma on anthracycline-based chemotherapy who took atorvastatin (Lipitor) for a year were less likely to experience cardiac dysfunction, according to the STOP-CA trial.

A head-to-head comparison of two popular lipid-lowering medications suggests that rosuvastatin may be a better option than atorvastatin when it comes to decreasing the risk of all-cause mortality and ...

Ann Arbor, MI - The antiplatelet action of clopidogrel appears to be inhibited by the lipid-lowering agent atorvastatin, according to a new study. The authors note that the mechanism involved is ...

(Reuters) - Indian generic drugmaker Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd said on Friday it will resume production of its version of Pfizer's cholesterol fighter Lipitor for sale in the United States after ...

Editor's note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape's Coronavirus Resource Center. For patients with COVID-19 admitted to intensive care, giving atorvastatin 20 mg/d did not result ...

Two high-intensity statin regimens showed similar clinical efficacy when directly compared in secondary prevention, but one was associated with a greater risk of diabetes and cataracts in results from ...