Lipitor Information
Lipitor
Lipitor is a cholesterol-lowering medication that blocks the production of cholesterol (a type of fat) in the body.
Lipitor reduces low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol and total cholesterol in the blood. Lowering your cholesterol can help prevent heart disease and hardening of the arteries, conditions that can lead to heart attack, stroke, and vascular disease.
Lipitor is used to treat high cholesterol. Lipitor is also used to lower the risk of stroke, heart attack, or other heart complications in people with coronary heart disease or type 2 diabetes.
What's inside Lipitor
Lipitor Active Ingredients: atorvastatin, details.| Lipitor Dosages & Strengths | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strength | Format | Route | Strength | Class |
| Lipitor 10 mg | tablet | oral | 1.0 each | OTC |
| Lipitor 20 mg | tablet | oral | 1.0 each | OTC |
| Lipitor 40 mg | tablet | oral | 1.0 each | OTC |
| Lipitor 80 mg | tablet | oral | 1.0 each | OTC |
Recent Lipitor Side Effects
Posted by fixtalons about 1 hour ago
I just returned from the doctor. I have been on10 mg. Lipitor for over 7 years. Recently, I've been experiencing achy joints, stiffness, back ache, and numbness in my arms when I sleep. He told me to stop taking Lipitor for 6 weeks to see if the cause is side effects. I'll let you all know in 6 weeks. 56 male.
Posted by raymond75 about 20 hours ago
Hi: I am a 59 year old male from Toronto who has had type 1 diabetes for 50 years. I had a heart attack in 1998 but was given no cholesterol medication as my cholesterol level was okay. In January 2010 I had an angioplasty but did not have a heart attack. I was started on 40mg of Lipitor by my Cardiologist in December 2009 because " you should be on it ". In April 2010 I had an incident where I passed out in a chair at 8am and did not fully wake up til 11am I was home alone at the time. When I tried to stand it was like my legs were paralyzed. I managed to crawl to the phone call 911 and the paramedics treated me for a low blood sugar. I should have gone to hospital but I chose not to. Since that day I have not walked properly, especially my left leg, My skin is very sensitive and burns especially in my legs and back. I was tested for stroke ( CT & MRI ) and all was okay. My diabetic nurse at the clinic does not think it is diabetes related either as my sugars have always been reasonably well controlled. After reading all the issues with Lipitor I have stopped taking it as of yesterday. I hope I will see some kind of improvement over time. Thanks for all your submissions and I hope you all get better!!
Posted by bouchon8 5 days ago
59-yr-old female. On Lipitor for about a year and a half. Got out of bed one morning and went right into major back muscle spasm. Pain and spasms continued for days. Over the course of the next year and a half went to back specialists and pain management clinic - had cortizone spinal injections to reduce pain every 3 mos. Got so bad I was going to bed at night with ice packs all over my lower body to try to reduce the spasms that were so bad I was screaming in agony (took me 20 min. to just get into bed inch by inch by inch) Packed a cooler with bags for the morning right beside my bed. Some days I could not walk, sit or stand...just cry because the pain was so excruciating. My sister suggested I stop taking Lipitor. Two days later the muscle spasms stopped. Within a week I was sleeping through the night and walking again. A month later...no more muscle pain, spasms, was able to sit anywhere, go anywhere.
My 82-yr-old mother went on Lipitor around the same time as this was happening to me. She also developed severe muscle pain in her lower back and legs. Stopped the Lipitor...week later she was fine.
Lipitor in the News
Inventor of Lipitor to speak in Chico - Red Bluff Daily News
Inventor of Lipitor to speak in ChicoRed Bluff Daily NewsSynthetic organic chemist Bruce Roth, Ph.D., who synthesized the compound that would eventually be marketed as Lipitor as a researcher for Warner- ...
Fri Jan 29 15:05:18 +0000 2010
Drug counterfeiter gets 9 years - Sun-Sentinel
Drug counterfeiter gets 9 yearsSun-Sentinel... with selling adulterated cancer, HIV and other drugs into mainstream pharmacy supplies, including $42 million worth of bogus cholesterol drug Lipitor. ...
Fri Feb 05 23:11:00 +0000 2010
France loses edge, Pfizer gets the goods - GulfNews
TopNews United StatesFrance loses edge, Pfizer gets the goodsGulfNewsPfizer's somewhat disappointing new guidance for revenue in 2012, the year after its blockbuster cholesterol drug Lipitor loses exclusivity, puts a renewed ...Pfizer Q4 Profit Misses EstimatesTopNews United StatesPfizer profits soar but analysts unhappy about 2010 estimatesPharma Timesall 4 news articles »
Thu Feb 04 21:29:54 +0000 2010
Lipitor Chemical Information
atorvastatin - The calcium salt form of atorvastatin, a synthetic lipid-lowering agent. Atorvastatin competitively inhibits hepatic hydroxymethyl-glutaryl coenzyme A (HMG-CoA) reductase, the enzyme which catalyzes the conversion of HMG-CoA to mevalonate, a key step in cholesterol synthesis. Atorvastatin also increases the number of LDL receptors on hepatic cell surfaces to enhance uptake and catabolism of LDL and reduces LDL production and the number of LDL particles. This agent lowers plasma cholesterol and lipoprotein levels and modulates immune responses by suppressing MHC II (major histocompatibility complex II) on interferon gamma-stimulated, antigen-presenting cells such as human vascular endothelial cells. (NCI04)
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