NEW YORK — The Food and Drug Administration has approved expanded use of Pfizer Inc.’s blockbuster cholesterol-lowering medicine Lipitor by five new categories, including one to reduce the risk of non ...

Lipitor Receives FDA Approval for Five New Indications in Patients With Heart Disease NEW YORK, March 7 -- Pfizer announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved ...

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 ...

The NHS advises that pregnant women should generally avoid atorvastatin due to potential risks to fetal development and birth ...

Atorvastatin is frequently given to those with high blood cholesterol, as well as those with a family history of heart ...

Atorvastatin is a commonly prescribed statin used to lower cholesterol and reduce the risk of heart attacks and strokes.

Patients enrolled in the benefits program at least between June 2006 and June 2007 were evaluated for atorvastatin use before January 1, 2007. After January 1, patients on atorvastatin were prescribed ...

Atorvastatin is a widely used high-intensity statin but the NHS has warned that it could cause potentially dangerous side effects too and outlined what people should do if they suffer them - in some ...

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