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What is Lipitor?
Lipitor is a brand name for the drug atorvastatin, part of the statin class of drugs used in the treatment of hypertension. Lipitor is a brand name owned by Pfizer.
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Reasons Taken
13 patients in the community are taking or have taken Lipitor.
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Other | 6 | 46% |
| high cholesterol | 2 | 15% |
| Support another treatment | 1 | 7% |
| General health | 1 | 7% |
Dosages
Based on the patients currently taking Lipitor.
Duration
How long current patients have been taking Lipitor or how long patients were taking Lipitor before stopping.
Currently taking Lipitor
Stopped taking Lipitor
Patient Reported Evaluations
Results from 2 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.
Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)
| Major | 100% | 1 |
|---|
high cholesterol
Side-effects (as an overall problem)
| Severe | 50% | 1 |
|---|---|---|
| Moderate | 0% | 0 |
| Mild | 0% | 0 |
| None | 50% | 1 |
Top reported side-effects include: Cough, soreness and aches in muscles and joints
Summary results are based on 2 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.
Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (1 of 2)
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- Mekirae
- Mental Symptoms: mild
- Physical Symptoms: moderate
- Advanced Symptoms/Infections/Cancers: severe
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by Mekirae
Sep 29, 2008
- EfficacyMajor
- Side-effectsNone
- high cholesterol
- Advice/Tips
- it can work
- See full evaluation
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