Atorvastatin Tablet: Uses, Dosage, Side Effects, Precautions and Alternates

Name: Atorvastatin Tablet: Uses, Dosage, Side Effects, Precautions and Alternates
Duration: 4 min 25 s
Description: Atorvastatin is a prescription medicine used to treat high cholesterol. It belongs to a group of medicines called statins, which help improve cholesterol levels and lower the risk of heart attack and stroke.

Atorvastatin Tablet

Generic name	Atorvastatin
Drug class	Statins (HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors)
Forms	Oral tablet (10 mg, 20 mg, 40 mg, 80 mg), Oral suspension (20 mg/5 mL)

Atorvastatin is a prescription medicine used to treat high cholesterol. It belongs to a group of medicines called statins, which help improve cholesterol levels and lower the risk of heart attack and stroke.

General information

Follow the prescriber and the leaflet that comes with this medicine.