The Courier-Journal When Ken shows the results to his doctor, the doctor prescribes atorvastatin (Lipitor)—one of the several “statin” drugs which lower cholesterol. Soon after beginning atorvastatin , Ken develops muscle aches, especially in his legs. Ken returns to his ...
Chatham Journal Weekly ... five blockbuster drugs that have recently become available as generics: Actos (pioglitazone), for diabetes; Lexapro (escitalopram), an antidepressant; Lipitor ( atorvastatin ), for high cholesterol; Plavix (clopidogrel), a blood thinner; and ...
LawyersandSettlements.com (blog) Pfizer, the maker of Lipitor ( atorvastatin ) is facing a mounting number of these personal injury lawsuits, alleging the drug causes diabetes. In fact, several of the initial Lipitor diabetes lawsuits have just been green lit for a Multi-district ...
Diabetes In Control Carter and colleagues summarized their results by stating, "We found that patients treated with atorvastatin , rosuvastatin, or simvastatin were at increased risk of new onset diabetes compared with those treated with pravastatin. No such risk was ... and more »
Herald.ie The cholesterol-lowering drug Atorvastatin (Lipitor) will be the first one available under the scheme, by mid-August, with two to three following each month ...
ModernHealthcare.com You would think that after 81 deaths and nearly 800 serious injuries from poisonous Chinese ingredients in heparin, repeated efforts to peddle fake Avastin to oncology practices, and numerous instances where counterfeit or stolen versions of ...
The Biological SCENE Roth is best known for being the first to synthesize the blockbuster cholesterol-lowering drug, atorvastatin , which goes by the brand name Lipitor (C&EN, Oct. 31, 2011, page 36). The drug has become the world's fastest-growing and top-selling ...