Internet Drug News Home> Drug Databases> Cholesterol Drugs > Lipitor, Zocor, Pravachol, Zetia, Vytorin, Crestor; Cholesterol Drugs Information Database; doses, side effects, warnings; Information on drugs used to lower cholesterol; Arranged alphabetically by brand name by registered pharmacist.
Lipitor (Atorvastatin; Pfizer ) - statin; HMG-COA reductase inhibitor Lipitor is the most popular drug ever sold ever in the history of the world. Lipitor does more than $9 billion in sales per year (that's more than one million dollars per hour, every hour of every day, 365 days per year).
Doctors live Lipitor because it is very effective and it has a long established safety record.
Vytorin (combination of simvistatin + ezetimibe; Merck, Schering Plough) statin + absorption inhibitor Vytorin is an interesting drug because it is composed of two medicines mixed into the same pill. We pharmacists call this a "fixed combination " pill.
The Zetia portion of the pill is reduces your digestive tract's ability to absorb cholesterol from the foods you eat. The Zocor portion of the pill inhibits your liver from producing cholesterol.
Here is a bunch of information regarding Vytorin. Our editors have checked out these links to make sure thay are accurate and up to date: Vytorin Information Comparison Shop For Vytorin - More than 50 internet pharmacies compete for Vytorin business. Vytorin.com Official web site; explains how Vytorin works, basic information on cholesterol, etc. Prescribing Info - side effects, dose, mechanism of action, contraindications; this is the information your doctor uses to learn about Vytorin General Information - similar to the flyer that you get in the drugstore when you fill your prescription for Vytorin. Google Search For " Vytorin" Medline Search for " Vytorin" Compare Prices - comparison shop for Vytorin. An internet version of a Vytorin Flea-market where more than 50 internet pharmacies compete for your Vytorin business.
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