DrugWatch.com The study authors determined that patients who take Lipitor ( atorvastatin ), Crestor (rosuvastatin) or Zocor (simvastatin) to manage or prevent high cholesterol face a higher risk for developing the disease compared with those taking Pravachol ...
PR Web (press release) In addition, the generic medication Atorvastatin continues to grow in popularity and is now included in over 317 Medicare drug plan formularies. On the other hand, the number of formularies covering the brand-name drug Lipitor® has decreased from 225 ... and more »
MedPage Today Both 10-mg and 80-mg doses of atorvastatin reduced a marker of plaque inflammation on fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography/computed tomography (FDG-PET/CT) imaging, but the reduction was 10.6% greater through 12 weeks with the ...
BioWorld Online ... launch Epanova in multiple markets," he said, affirming that the fixed-dose approach with Crestor is "a good life cycle management strategy for AstraZeneca," although "physicians may well prefer to use Epanova as an add-on to generic atorvastatin ... and more »