Lipitor: effectiveness, side effects, alternatives
Summary:
Lipitor: atorvastatin calcium
We study 247,397 Lipitor users. The information eHealthMe analyzes includes:
- Effectiveness of Lipitor- 113 alternative drugs to Lipitor
- 10,683 Lipitor side effects and drug interactions
Phase IV trials are used to detect adverse drug outcomes and monitor drug effectiveness in the real world. With medical big data and AI algorithms, eHealthMe is running millions of phase IV trials and makes the results available to the public. Our original studies have been referenced on 600+ medical publications including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature.
Number of reports submitted per year:
How effective is Lipitor?
- High blood cholesterol - reported by 3,593 people
- High blood pressure - reported by 95 people
- Cholesterosis - reported by 50 people
- Heart attack - reported by 39 people
- Blood cholesterol decreased - reported by 37 people
- Hyperlipidaemia - reported by 30 people
- Coronary heart disease - reported by 30 people
- Heart disease - reported by 25 people
- Weight loss - reported by 23 people
- High density lipoprotein abnormal - reported by 18 people
- High density lipoprotein - reported by 18 people
- Atherosclerosis - reported by 16 people
- Stroke - reported by 13 people
- Colestid - reported by 13 people
- Heart disease congenital - reported by 13 people
- Familial hypercholesterolemia - reported by 12 people
- Type 2 diabetes - reported by 11 people
- Heart failure - reported by 11 people
- Cholestasis - reported by 10 people
- Chloroma - reported by 10 people
- Diabetes - reported by 10 people
- Familial hypercholesterolaemia - reported by 10 people
- Hdl - reported by 9 people
- Familial combined hyperlipidemia - reported by 9 people
- Atheroembolic renal disease - reported by 8 people
- Transient ischemic attack - reported by 7 people
- Atrial fibrillation/flutter - reported by 7 people
- Heart bypass surgery - reported by 7 people
- Blood pressure abnormal - reported by 6 people
- Ldl test - reported by 6 people
- Heart mri - reported by 6 people
- Blood pressure management - reported by 6 people
- Stent - reported by 6 people
- High density lipoprotein increased - reported by 5 people
- Triglyceride level - reported by 5 people
- High density lipoprotein decreased - reported by 3 people
- Headache - reported by 3 people
- Hypocholesterolaemia - reported by 3 people
- Aging changes in the heart and blood vessels - reported by 3 people
- Parkinson's disease - reported by 3 people
- Preventative - reported by 3 people
- Cholera - reported by 3 people
Alternative drugs to the conditions Lipitor treats:
- High blood cholesterol
- High blood pressure
- Cholesterosis
- Heart attack
- Blood cholesterol decreased
- Hyperlipidaemia
- Coronary heart disease
- Heart disease
- Weight loss
- High density lipoprotein abnormal
- High density lipoprotein
- Atherosclerosis
- Stroke
- Colestid
- Heart disease congenital
- Familial hypercholesterolemia
- Type 2 diabetes
- Heart failure
- Cholestasis
- Chloroma
- Diabetes
- Familial hypercholesterolaemia
- Hdl
- Familial combined hyperlipidemia
- Atheroembolic renal disease
- Transient ischemic attack
- Atrial fibrillation/flutter
- Heart bypass surgery
- Blood pressure abnormal
- Ldl test
- Heart mri
- Blood pressure management
- Stent
- High density lipoprotein increased
- Triglyceride level
- High density lipoprotein decreased
- Headache
- Hypocholesterolaemia
- Aging changes in the heart and blood vessels
- Parkinson's disease
- Preventative
- Cholera
Compare Lipitor with similar drugs, by side effects and effectiveness:
- Lipitor vs. Advicor
- Lipitor vs. Altace
- Lipitor vs. Amlodipine
- Lipitor vs. Amlodipine besylate
- Lipitor vs. Amlodipine besylate and atorvastatin calcium
- Lipitor vs. Antara
- Lipitor vs. Aspirin
- Lipitor vs. Atenolol
- Lipitor vs. Avastin
- Lipitor vs. Baby aspirin
- Lipitor vs. Benazepril hydrochloride
- Lipitor vs. Benicar
- Lipitor vs. Benicar hct
- Lipitor vs. Bystolic
- Lipitor vs. Caduet
- Lipitor vs. Carvedilol
- Lipitor vs. Cholestyramine
- Lipitor vs. Cholestyramine light
- Lipitor vs. Cinnamon
- Lipitor vs. Clopidogrel
- Lipitor vs. Coenzyme q10
- Lipitor vs. Coenzyme q - 10
- Lipitor vs. Colestid
- Lipitor vs. Colestipol hydrochloride
- Lipitor vs. Coq10
- Lipitor vs. Coreg
- Lipitor vs. Cozaar
- Lipitor vs. Crestor
- Lipitor vs. Diovan
- Lipitor vs. Diovan hct
- Lipitor vs. Enalapril maleate
- Lipitor vs. Ezetimibe
- Lipitor vs. Ezetimibe; simvastatin
- Lipitor vs. Fenofibrate
- Lipitor vs. Fenofibric acid
- Lipitor vs. Fenoglide
- Lipitor vs. Fish oil
- Lipitor vs. Fish oil fatty acid
- Lipitor vs. Flaxseed oil
- Lipitor vs. Fluvastatin
- Lipitor vs. Fluvastatin sodium
- Lipitor vs. Folic acid
- Lipitor vs. Garlic
- Lipitor vs. Gemfibrozil
- Lipitor vs. Hydrochlorothiazide
- Lipitor vs. Hyzaar
- Lipitor vs. Irbesartan
- Lipitor vs. Krill oil
- Lipitor vs. Lescol
- Lipitor vs. Lescol xl
- Lipitor vs. Levothyroxine sodium
- Lipitor vs. Lipidil
- Lipitor vs. Lipofen
- Lipitor vs. Lisinopril
- Lipitor vs. Lisinopril and hydrochlorothiazide
- Lipitor vs. Livalo
- Lipitor vs. Lopid
- Lipitor vs. Losartan
- Lipitor vs. Losartan potassium
- Lipitor vs. Lotensin
- Lipitor vs. Lovastatin
- Lipitor vs. Lovaza
- Lipitor vs. Marine fish oil
- Lipitor vs. Metformin
- Lipitor vs. Metformin hydrochloride
- Lipitor vs. Metoprolol succinate
- Lipitor vs. Metoprolol tartrate
- Lipitor vs. Mevacor
- Lipitor vs. Niacin
- Lipitor vs. Niacin and niacinamide
- Lipitor vs. Niaspan
- Lipitor vs. Niaspan titration starter pack
- Lipitor vs. Nicotinic acid
- Lipitor vs. Norvasc
- Lipitor vs. Omacor
- Lipitor vs. Omega 3
- Lipitor vs. Omega-3
- Lipitor vs. Omega-3 fatty acid
- Lipitor vs. Omega-3 fatty acids
- Lipitor vs. Omega-3 oil
- Lipitor vs. Omega 6
- Lipitor vs. Omeprazole
- Lipitor vs. Plant sterols
- Lipitor vs. Plavix
- Lipitor vs. Policosanol
- Lipitor vs. Pravachol
- Lipitor vs. Pravastatin sodium
- Lipitor vs. Prevacid
- Lipitor vs. Propranolol hydrochloride
- Lipitor vs. Questran
- Lipitor vs. Ramipril
- Lipitor vs. Repatha
- Lipitor vs. Rosuvastatin calcium
- Lipitor vs. Rosuvastatin zinc
- Lipitor vs. Simcor
- Lipitor vs. Simvastatin
- Lipitor vs. Slo-niacin
- Lipitor vs. Toprol-xl
- Lipitor vs. Triamterene and hydrochlorothiazide
- Lipitor vs. Tricor
- Lipitor vs. Triglide
- Lipitor vs. Trilipix
- Lipitor vs. Ubiquinol
- Lipitor vs. Valsartan
- Lipitor vs. Vascepa
- Lipitor vs. Verapamil hydrochloride
- Lipitor vs. Vitamin d
- Lipitor vs. Vitamin e
- Lipitor vs. Vytorin
- Lipitor vs. Welchol
- Lipitor vs. Zestril
- Lipitor vs. Zetia
- Lipitor vs. Zocor
Common Lipitor side effects:
- Type 2 diabetes (14,678 reports)
- Weakness (14,362 reports)
- Fatigue (14,288 reports)
- Pain (12,135 reports)
- Breathing difficulty (11,791 reports)
- Drug ineffective (11,356 reports)
- Muscle aches (11,216 reports)
Lipitor side effects by duration, gender and age:
- Lipitor side effects (239,805 reports)
Browse all side effects of Lipitor:
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y zCommon Lipitor interactions:
- Lipitor and Aspirin (40,975 reports)
- Lipitor and Lisinopril (20,552 reports)
- Lipitor and Plavix (19,007 reports)
- Lipitor and Metformin (18,938 reports)
- Lipitor and Lasix (18,014 reports)
- Lipitor and Synthroid (16,345 reports)
- Lipitor and Norvasc (14,936 reports)
- Lipitor and Nexium (13,980 reports)
- Lipitor and Prednisone (13,150 reports)
- Lipitor and Atenolol (11,555 reports)
Browse all interactions between Lipitor and drugs from A to Z:
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y zDo you take Lipitor?
- You can start a phase IV clinical trial to monitor Lipitor safety and effectiveness.Who is eHealthMe?
With medical big data and proven AI algorithms, eHealthMe provides a platform for everyone to run phase IV clinical trials. We study millions of patients and 5,000 more each day. Results of our real-world drug study have been referenced on 600+ medical publications, including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature. Our analysis results are available to researchers, health care professionals, patients (testimonials), and software developers (open API).
Related publications that referenced our studies
- Proti? D, Balti? S, Stupar N, Pavlov-Dolijanovi? S, Mugo?a S, Todorovi? Z, "A case of myositis with immunological background associated with statin use", Open Medicine, 2014 Oct .
- Goldie MP, "Atorvastatin: a new treatment for periodontal disease?", , 2012 Jan .
How we gather our data?
Healthcare data is obtained from a number of sources including the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). This information is aggregated and used to produce personalized reports that patients can reference. Browse all drugs on eHealthMe.
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