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Brand Names: Lipitor
See also: Lipitor

What is Atorvastatin? This drug is a statin, used to lower cholesterol. Read more...Click to read more below

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Reasons Taken

117 patients in the community are taking or have taken Atorvastatin.

Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other 72 62%
General health 38 32%
Slow my MS progress 4 3%
Don't know 1 <1%
Slow my ALS progress 1 <1%

Dosages

Based on the patients currently taking Atorvastatin.

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  0 mg day 1 day 5 mg day 10 mg day 15 mg day 20 mg day 40 mg day 50 mg day 80 mg day 100 mg day 200 mg day 300 mg day
  12 Number of Patients: 12 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 29 Number of Patients: 29 1 Number of Patients: 1 34 Number of Patients: 34 11 Number of Patients: 11 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Duration

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

Currently taking Atorvastatin

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
1
3
7
9
15
42

Stopped taking Atorvastatin

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
1
0
4
0
14
Why Patients Stopped Taking Atorvastatin (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other 6 33% Other: 33%
Personal research 5 28% Personal research: 28%
Doctor's advice 5 28% Doctor's advice: 28%
Side effects too severe 5 28% Side effects too severe: 28%
Expense 1 6% Expense: 6%


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