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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. Read more...Click to read more below

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Pfizer's Lipitor site


Reasons Taken

27 patients in the community are taking or have taken Lipitor.

Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other 15 55%
General health 5 18%
high cholesterol 3 11%
Support another treatment 3 11%

Dosages

Based on the patients currently taking Lipitor.

  0 mg Daily 5 mg Daily 10 mg Daily 20 mg Daily 40 mg Daily 50 mg Daily
  2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 10 Number of Patients: 10 6 Number of Patients: 6 4 Number of Patients: 4 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Duration

How long current patients have been taking Lipitor or how long patients were taking Lipitor before stopping.

Currently taking Lipitor

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
2
2
0
2
1
11

Stopped taking Lipitor

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
1
0
2
0
1
Why Patients Stopped Taking Lipitor (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Side effects too severe 2 67% Side effects too severe: 67%
Personal research 1 33% Personal research: 33%
Other 1 33% Other: 33%


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