Medically reviewed by Femi Aremu, PharmD Zocor (simvastatin) and Lipitor (atorvastatin) are both statin drugs, which are medications used to lower cholesterol levels in the blood. Statins primarily ...

[8] compared rates of achieving ATP II LDL-C goals in 3916 hypercholesterolemic patients on atorvastatin, simvastatin, lovastatin, pravastatin (Pravachol; Bristol-Myers Squibb, New York ...

Patients treated with atorvastatin and simvastatin were compared (the number of patients taking other statins was too small): 27.1% of patients taking atorvastatin showed microalbuminuria versus ...

Statins, including atorvastatin, fluvastatin, lovastatin, pitavastatin, pravastatin, simvastatin and rosuvastatin, are therefore widely used for both primary and secondary prevention of ASCVD.

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 ...