FDA Information
Atorvastatin was approved by the FDA in December 1996.
Additionally, the FDA also approved Pfizer's cholesterol-lowering medicine atorvastatin for the new indication to reduce stroke risk and heart attack in people with type 2 diabetes without evidence of heart disease, but with other risk factors.
The FDA's decision was based on a landmark trial of over 10,000 patients that found that patients taking Lipitor® at its lowest dose had significantly fewer heart attacks than those taking placebo.
Please visit the official site of the FDA for further information.
Why is this medication prescribed?
Dosage and using this medicine
What special precautions should I follow?
What should I do if I forget a dose?
What side effects can this medication cause?
What storage conditions are needed for this medicine?
In case of an emergency/overdose