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Lipitor is a brand-name prescription medication that’s prescribed to treat high cholesterol and related problems. Like many other drugs, Lipitor can cause side effects ranging from mild to serious.

The late great Joan Rivers once joked about snorting Lipitor before hitting the stage. That should give you an idea of just how thoroughly this cholesterol medication has infiltrated the mainstream.

If you take cholesterol-lowering drugs called statins, you may have noticed a flurry of news coverage since late October 2025 about an extensive recall of thousands of bottles of atorvastatin, the ...

Lipitor and Crestor slow coronary artery disease, and here come the generics. Nov. 15, 2011— -- Two top-selling statins, Lipitor and Crestor, are equally effective in treating coronary artery ...

lower cholesterol levels in adults and some children reduce the risk of heart and blood vessel problems caused by high cholesterol, such as heart attack and stroke, in adults reduce the need for ...

MIAMI (CBS4) – Cheaper generic versions of the popular cholesterol lowering drug Lipitor will soon be hitting the market. The Food and Drug Administration only gives pharmaceutical companies exclusive ...

Lipitor is the most prescribed name-brand drug in America — nearly 3.5 million people take it every day to control their cholesterol. Since the statin entered the market in 1997, it’s earned New ...

Last week Lipitor became a generic drug. Get used to saying “atorvastatin”, the generic name; it will be worth the effort. Lipitor is the greatest drug in history: $130 billion of cumulative revenue ...

Pfizer reportedly wants to sell non-prescription version of blockbuster drug. Aug. 4, 2011— -- Could the blockbuster cholesterol-lowering drug Lipitor soon be available without a prescription?

Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd. has recalled more than 40 lots of its generic version of the cholesterol-lowering drug Lipitor from the U.S. market after finding batches containing small glass particles.