Atorvastatin News
Low triglycerides and low LDL-cholesterol levels best for preventing recurrent CHD
In post-ACS patients, low on-treatment triglyceride levels are associated with a lower risk of recurrent CHD events, independent of LDL- and non-HDL-cholesterol levels, an analysis of the Pravastatin or Atorvastatin Evaluation...
Committee Investigates Ad Tactics For Lipitor
A Congressional committee investigating the Lipitor advertising campaign featuring Dr. Robert Jarvik wants information about payments to people who might have served as stunt doubles for the doctor in televised ads.
Consumer Reports: Lipitor Ad Contributes to Misconceptions
"Did you know there's no generic form of Lipitor?" asks an online advertisement for the cholesterol-lowering drug. Lipitor (atorvastatin) is the world's top-selling prescription drug. The Web ad is part of a campaign that also...
Are drug switching incentives a necessary evil?
Fast forward to 2012. The London Olympics is billions over-budget, Northern Rock makes its first down-payment to the Bank of England and Prime Minister Cameron agrees to send troops to Iran.
Phosphagenics Reports Superior Pre-clinical Cholesterol Results from APA-01 and Atorvastatin Combination
Phosphagenics Limited ("Phosphagenics") (ASX: POH) today announced results of a pre-clinical study demonstrating that the combination of its APA- 01 product candidate and the statin atorvastatin (Lipitor(TM)) significantly...