Lipitor Generic Atorvastatin calcium is a cholesterol-lowering drug also known as a "statin." Atorvastatin is used to lower cholesterol and triglyceride (fat-like substances) levels in the blood. Lowering high cholesterol and triglycerides in certain patients Lipitor also increase high-density lipoprotein (HDL, "good") cholesterol levels. Generic Lipitor Atorvastatin calcium is used along with an appropriate diet.
generic lipitor is used to reduce the risk of heart attack, stroke, chest pain caused by angina, or blood vessel blockage in patients. Using atorvastatin calcium medicine may help prevent harmful low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol (such substances clogs the blood vessels) out of the blood and by limiting the body's ability to form new LDL cholesterol.
Generic Lipitor is used with diet changes (restriction of cholesterol and fat intake) to reduce the amount of cholesterol and certain fatty substances in your blood. Accumulation of cholesterol and fats along the walls of your arteries (a process known as atherosclerosis) decreases blood flow and, therefore, the oxygen supply to your heart, brain, and other parts of your body. Lowering your blood level of cholesterol and fats may help to prevent heart disease, angina (Chest pain), strokes, and heart attacks.