Of 405 eligible patients screened, 138 were randomly assigned to treatment with either atorvastatin or bezafibrate, and 122 completed the trial (Figure 1). The principal reason for not randomly ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Compared with atorvastatin, rosuvastatin is associated with increased risks of hematuria, proteinuria and kidney ...

In a head-to-head test of two popular cholesterol-lowering statin drugs — Lipitor and Crestor — both medications worked equally well.more Lipitor (atorvastatin) and Crestor (rosuvastatin) both ...

Cholesterol disorders affect millions of people globally and are among the leading risk factors for cardiovascular diseases, including heart attack and stroke. Statins are the first-line therapy for ...

HARTFORD, Connecticut — Six months of high-dose atorvastatin does not sap patient's muscular strength, but it does increase creatine-kinase levels and can lead to muscular pain, results of the STOMP ...

(HealthDay News) — Rosuvastatin appears to be more effective than atorvastatin for regression of coronary atherosclerotic plaques, according to a meta-analysis published in the Nov. 15 issue of The ...

Atorvastatin interacts with several medications, including certain antibiotics, birth control pills, and other cholesterol-lowering drugs like niacin. These interactions can increase the risk of ...

What is Atorvastatin Used for? Atorvastatin belongs to a class of drugs termed “statins”, which are competitive inhibitors of 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme (HMG-CoA) reductase – an enzyme ...