Family Practice News Digital Network In one recent prospective, blinded study, 420 healthy, statin-naïve participants were randomized to 80 mg of atorvastatin or placebo for 6 months. Significantly more statin users (19) developed myalgia than did those on placebo (10). Creatine kinase ...
7thSpace Interactive (press release) Patients were divided into two groups: patients who were commenced on atorvastatin 40 mg daily for two months followed by an individually matched dose of 10 or 20 mg/day (group A), and patients who were treated according to current recommendations ...
Insider Monkey (blog) Interestingly, the companies also used a similar naming situation (ending the drugs in -or) for many of the brand names as well: Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE)'s Lipitor ( atorvastatin ), Merck & Co., Inc. (NYSE:MRK)'s Zocor (simvastatin), and AstraZeneca plc ...
