Dear Dr Roach: I am a 74-year-old woman who has been on 40 mg of atorvastatin ... effects from medications can be due to a pharmacological effect or from an expectation that the drug will cause a ...

Target LDL-C levels (according to global risk) were attained in 62% of atorvastatin recipients and 6% of bezafibrate recipients, and triglyceride levels <200 mg/dL were achieved in 52% and 60% of ...

Medically reviewed by Femi Aremu, PharmD Zocor (simvastatin) and Lipitor (atorvastatin) are both statin drugs, which are medications used to lower cholesterol levels in the blood. Statins primarily ...