Zocor (simvastatin) and Lipitor (atorvastatin) are both statin drugs ... When atorvastatin is dosed at 40–80 mg once a day, it is considered a high-intensity statin. A high-intensity statin ...
Pfizer’s monopoly over the blockbuster cholesterol-reducing molecule atorvastatin, trade name Lipitor, ends today (November 30) with the expiration of the patent that has brought the company over $100 ...
Now, investigators have used serial intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) to track changes in plaque volume in a randomized comparison of rosuvastatin (40 mg daily) and atorvastatin (80 mg daily ...