Two new generic brands of cholesterol-lowering medication threaten sales to Pfizer's number one selling drug — Lipitor. Good news? More people... Medication used for lowering cholesterol should also ...

Drug prices almost always fall after a manufacturer’s patent expires and generics hit the market. But with its blockbuster cholesterol-fighting drug Lipitor going off-patent this week, drug maker ...

If you take cholesterol-lowering drugs called statins, you may have noticed a flurry of news coverage since late October about an extensive recall of thousands of bottles of atorvastatin, the generic ...

A major recall of generic atorvastatin, the most prescribed cholesterol-lowering drug in the US, has raised concerns over overseas manufacturing lapses. If you take cholesterol-lowering drugs called ...

If you take cholesterol-lowering drugs called statins, you may have noticed a flurry of news coverage since late October 2025 about an extensive recall of thousands of bottles of atorvastatin, the ...

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 ...

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

Statins are among the most commonly prescribed medications for reducing high cholesterol and lowering the risk of heart attack and stroke. People searching for popular statin medications are often ...

Sales of the blockbuster cholesterol fighter Lipitor plunged by half barely a week after the world's top-selling drug got its first generic competition in the U.S., new data show. That's despite an ...