Lipitor is a medicine used to lower blood cholesterol and reduce the risk of heart disease.
Atorvastatin is the generic form of the brand name medicine Lipitor. It’s used together with a healthy lifestyle to lower low-density lipoprotein (LDL, the “bad” cholesterol) and triglyceride (a type of fat) levels in the blood and raise high-density lipoprotein (HDL, the “good" cholesterol) levels.
This medicine is also given to lessen the risk of heart attack and stroke. It may also help a person with heart disease or someone at risk of developing heart disease.
Atorvastatin belongs to a class of drugs called statins. It works by slowing the production of cholesterol in your body.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved this medicine in 1996.
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