Lipitor
Lipitor is a cholesterol medication containing Atorvastatin, available as 10/20/40mg tablets.
- Category
- Cholesterol
- Active ingredient
- Atorvastatin
- Route
- Oral use
- Form
- Film-coated tablet
- Strengths
- 10/20/40mg
You will receive a quality generic equivalent, depending on stock.
Prescription rules on Lipitor vary by country.
Details
- Conditions
- Hypercholesterolaemia · Cardiovascular disease prevention
- Alternative Name
- Atorva
- Therapeutic Class
- HMG-CoA Reductase Inhibitor
- Pharmacological Class
- Statin
- Minor Side Effects
- nasopharyngitis, arthralgia, diarrhoea
- Moderate Side Effects
- insomnia, elevated liver enzymes, nausea
- Dosage Forms
- Film-coated tablet
- Administration Route
- Oral use
- Prescription Status
- Available without prescription
- Originator
- Pfizer
- Onset Time
- 2 weeks
- Duration
- Long-term maintenance
- Storage Instructions
- Store in a cool, dry place.
- Drug Interactions
- grapefruit juice, cyclosporin, clarithromycin
- Age Restrictions
- Use as directed by a healthcare professional in children over 10 years.
What you will receive
Lipitor is the originator brand name, made by Pfizer. We use it here to identify the medicine only; we are not affiliated with Pfizer and do not ship the original Lipitor.
- You receive a generic equivalent: the same active ingredient (Atorvastatin) at the same dose, mostly recognised Indian branded generics from vetted manufacturers.
- The exact brand supplied depends on what is in stock at the dispatching warehouse.
- A regulated generic matches the original ingredient for ingredient by legal standard.