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 ...

Dow Jones Newswires reporter Peter Loftus has details of Pfizer's decision to aggressively market branded cholesterol-lowering drug Lipitor after the patent expires at the end of November.

Mediplan had been offering generic simvastatin (Zocor) to US customers via an online Canadian pharmacy even though Merck's patents for the drug have not yet expired and Mediplan had not filed an ...

Objective: In order to assess the long-term (12 months) efficacy and safety of fenofibrate administered with simvastatin in the treatment of primary mixed hyperlipidaemia, we conducted a study ...

Simvastatin is prescribed for high cholesterol. It’s a generic medication, available as the brand-name drug Zocor. It comes as an oral tablet and an oral solution. The cost of simvastatin can ...