Lipitor: Brand Drug Name
Atorvaststin: Generic Drug Name
Cholesterol: Primary Disease Name
Additional Lipitor Information
Lipitor has shown to be one of the most potent cholesterol reducing drugs on the
market. However, another agent recently released on the market by Astra-Zeneca,
CRESTOR (ROSUVASTATIN) is shown to have higher potency. It is also possible to
use a higher dose of the older, less expensive cholesterol reducing agents to
get a similar effect to that of Lipitor or CRESTOR. These drugs include ZOCOR
(SIMAVASTATIN), MEVACOR, ALTOCOR, or ADVICOR (LOVASTATIN), PRAVACHOL
(PRAVASTATIN), LESCOL or LESCOL XL (FLUVASTATIN).
Lipitor is generally well tolerated and can be taken with many other medicines.
However, Lipitor may interact with certain other cholesterol-lowering drugs
(e.g. Lopid or gemfibrozol).
Lipitor may also interact with other medications including some antibiotics,
some antifungal medicines, and immunosuppressive medications. Be sure to tell
your doctor or pharmacist about all prescription and nonprescription drugs you
are taking.
Other Lipid lowering agents that are available and work differently than the
"statin" drugs include ZETIA (EZITIMIBE), LOPID (GEMFIBROZOL), COLESTID
(CHOLESTIPOL), TRICOR (FENOFIBRATE) and QUESTRAN (CHOLESTYRAMINE).
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