Lipitor
Atorvastatin tablets for high cholesterol and cardiovascular disease prevention. Grapefruit juice can raise its levels in the blood.
- Category
- Cholesterol Management
- Active ingredient
- Atorvastatin
- Route
- Oral use
- Form
- Tablet
- Strengths
- 5mg · 10mg · 20mg · 40mg
This listing uses Lipitor as a reference name. A generic equivalent is supplied; its exact brand and manufacturer are confirmed before supply.
Prescription and consultation requirements for Lipitor vary by destination and are determined by the fulfilment partner.
Lipitor details
- Alternative names
- atorvastatin
- Therapeutic class
- HMG-CoA Reductase Inhibitor
- Pharmacological class
- Statin
- Contraindications
- active hepatic disease; pregnancy; unexplained aminotransferase elevations
- Minor side effects
- muscle pain; headache; diarrhoea
- Moderate side effects
- nasopharyngitis; joint pain; elevated liver enzymes
- Dosage forms
- Tablet
- Administration route
- Oral use
- Supply category
- Prescription-only medicine (POM)
- Originator
- Pfizer
- Onset Time
- 1–2 weeks
- Duration
- 24 hours
- Storage instructions
- Store below 25°C.
- Drug interactions
- Clarithromycin; Cyclosporine; Grapefruit
- Age restrictions
- Approved for children over ten years and adults.
Serious side effects
rhabdomyolysis, requires immediate medical attention; severe hepatotoxicity, requires immediate medical attention
Patient summary
Atorvastatin tablets for high cholesterol and cardiovascular disease prevention. Grapefruit juice can raise its levels in the blood.
Mechanism of action
Blocks HMG-CoA reductase to inhibit hepatic cholesterol synthesis, expanding liver LDL receptors to pull cholesterol from the blood.
Pregnancy and breastfeeding
Pregnancy: Highly contraindicated. Avoid during pregnancy. Breastfeeding: Contraindicated.
What you will receive
Lipitor is used here as a reference originator brand name to identify the medicine. We are not affiliated with the brand owner, and this listing does not offer the originator product.
- The supplied product is a generic equivalent containing Atorvastatin, not the originator brand shown as the reference.
- The exact generic brand, manufacturer and dispatch location are confirmed based on the product, destination and available manufacturer or partner warehouse.
- Check the final product details at checkout before confirming an order.