Lipitor & Pharmaceutical market 2012

Following pharmaceutical market results for 2012, Lipitor and Pfizer maintained their world’s leading positions. IMS Health provided an updated annual review of global pharmaceutical market: the U.S. is still a leader. Canadian pharmaceutical market repeatedly showed no dynamics. General market index of five leading European countries proves a decline. In Europe, positive trend involves only Germany. Latin America, particularly Argentina, Venezuela and Brazil demonstrate traditionally high growth. Regarding medicinal drugs, Lipitor is a best seller.
 
In clinical practice, atorvastatin has long been used as a lipid-lowering drug. Recently, FDA (Food and Drug Administration) legalized sale of Lipitor generic. Scientists claim the generic is just as good as an original drug. Lipitor is available in doses of 10, 20, 40 and 80 mg. The drug is both used as a basic therapy for patients with cardiovascular diseases and those with familial hypercholesterolemia. Actually, the disease is considered not responding to treatment. With Lipitor, concentration of low-density lipoproteins (LDL) and cholesterol is reduced.
 
Atorvastatin represents a lipid-lowering drug of statins. Its main objective is blocking formation of cholesterol in the body.
 
The product’s ability to positively affect lipid profile of patients with familial hypercholesterolemia is a very important advantage. Usual statins fail to lower concentration of LDL and cholesterol in these patients. In combination with such risk factors as advanced age, smoking, high blood pressure and low level of low-density lipoproteins, Lipitor reduces the risk of heart attack and stroke in patients with cardiovascular diseases.
 
Most common side effects of Lipitor include: inflammatory diseases of upper respiratory tract, joint pain, diarrhea and urinary tract infection. However, developers claim generics are just as good and efficient as original products. They are to be widely used in cardiological practice.
 
Generic approval will expand the drug manufacture. Lipitor tablets will be available in a dosage of 10 mg, 20 mg, 40 mg and 80 mg. Thus, prescription of optimal dosage for each individual patient will be more convenient.
 
Warning! Beware of thinking like "I ​​can eat anything and live in idleness, as I have a medicine to lower cholesterol". Ignorance can lead to dangerous and undesirable consequences for your health.