Lipitor is a prescription cholesterol-lowering pill for treating people with multiple risk factors for heart disease such as hypertension, family history, low HDL, age or smoking.
Lipitor reduces the risk of having a heart attack or stroke by lowering the cholesterol level in the blood.
Nevertheless, Lipitor can be used together with a low fat diet and exercise program.
Lipitor is available at dose of 20 mg and it is manufactured by the well known pharmaceutical corporation Pfizer. It is considered as the most popular cholesterol-lowering drug and it is used by millions of people worldwide.
Much like any other generic drug, generic Lipitor (Atorvastatin) is biologically equal to the brand Lipitor and it is simply manufactured and sold at lower price. Generic Lipitor is actually equivalent to brand Lipitor in its efficiency, strength, dosage, ingredients, safety and intended use.
Lipitor belongs to a group of drugs known as statins, which acts on blocking an enzyme in the liver that is used in the production of bad cholesterol (LDL). Once the body produces less bad cholesterol, the level of cholesterol in the blood is decreased.
* Lowers the level of cholesterol in the blood.
* Lowers the level of triglyceride.
* Raises good cholesterol (HDL) in the blood.
* Reduces the risk of having heart attack
* Reduces the risk of having a stroke
* Adjunct to low fat diet and exercise program
Lipitor is a prescription cholesterol-lowering pill for treating people with multiple risk factors for heart disease such as hypertension, family history, low HDL, age or smoking.
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