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Lipitor (atorvastatin) is a statin and statins lower cholesterol. They block an enzyme in the liver that the body uses to make cholesterol. When there is less cholesterol, then the liver takes it from the blood. The result is lower levels of cholesterol in the blood. Patients taking Lipitor may see lower cholesterol numbers in just two weeks.
Lipitor facts:
* lowers total cholesterol by 29% to 45% (average effect depending on dose)
* lowers bad, low-density lipoprotein or LDL cholesterol by 39% to 60% (average effects depending on dose)
* lowers triglyceride levels by 19% to 37% (average effect depending on dose)
* increases “good” high-density lipoprotein or HDL cholesterol levels by 5% to 9% (average effects depending on dose)
Lipitor is backed by more than 15 years of research. And Lipitor has been studied in more than 400 ongoing and completed studies. These studies include over 80,000 patients.
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