The brand-name medication that atorvastatin oral tablet is based on is called Lipitor. Generic drugs are thought to be as safe and effective as the brand-name drug they’re based on. In general ...

Approved in 1996 and sold under the brand name Lipitor (now widely available as a generic), atorvastatin has revolutionized the treatment of hyperlipidemia and cardiovascular risk prevention.

But Pfizer, the giant drug company that makes Lipitor, isn't taking this lying down. With a series of unprecedented moves, Pfizer plans to make brand-name Lipitor competitive with generic ...

Lipitor is the most prescribed name-brand drug in America — nearly 3.5 million people take it every day to control their cholesterol. Since the statin entered the market in 1997, it’s earned ...

While generic drugs usually cost less than brand-name versions, Lipitor is an exception to the rule for the next six months or so, for two reasons. First, only one or two drug makers will produce ...

Medication used for lowering cholesterol should also be lower in price now that two generic brands have entered the ring. Back in 1996, cholesterol-fighter Lipitor became the fifth drug of its ...

You can usually save big by switching from a brand-name drug to a generic. But when Lipitor lost its patent late last year, the results were surprising. Manufacturer Pfizer had spent years ...

Indianapolis-based WellPoint Inc., the largest U.S. health insurer by enrollment, won’t put Pfizer Inc.’s brand-name Lipitor drug on its generics list and will instead favor a copy made by ...