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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Some 8.7 million Americans take Lipitor for high cholesterol. Starting Wednesday, they might get a different-looking pill when they go to fill a prescription and pay much less for it. That's the day ...

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 ...

Today, the U.S. patent expires on the Pfizer’s Lipitor, the best-selling drug of all time. The first generic versions will go for sale, marking the end of a brand that has dominated the drug industry, ...

If you have high cholesterol, there's a good chance your doctor has recommended statins to get your numbers back into a ...

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?

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 ...

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.