General description
Atorvastatin is a lipid-lowering agent used as an alternative to simvastatin in the treatment of hyperlipidemia and for the secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease.
INN
Atorvastatin
Medicine type
Chemical agent
EML status history
First added in 2007
(TRS
946)
for
Mixed hyperlipidaemia
Added in 2007
(TRS
946)
for
Coronary atherosclerosis
Therapeutic equivalent for
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