About LIPITOR
LIPITOR is a type of cholesterol-lowering medicine called a statin. Statins block an enzyme in the liver that the body uses to make cholesterol. When less cholesterol is made, the liver uses more of it from the blood. This results in lower levels of cholesterol.
Along with diet and exercise, LIPITOR is proven to reduce "bad" cholesterol by 39%-60% (average effect depending on dose).
High cholesterol is a risk factor for heart disease—the #1 health problem in the United States. About every 34 seconds, someone in the US has a heart attack, and 80% of people who have had a heart attack have high cholesterol. Stroke is the #3 health problem. LIPITOR, along with diet, is clinically proven to reduce the risk of heart attack, stroke, certain kinds of heart surgeries, and chest pain in patients with heart disease or several common risk factors for heart disease. Common risk factors include family history of early heart disease, high blood pressure, low good cholesterol, age, and smoking.
LIPITOR is backed by more than 19 years of research. And LIPITOR has been studied in more than 400 ongoing or completed studies that included over 80,000 patients.* More than 17 million people have been prescribed LIPITOR.†
If you have high cholesterol, don't kid yourself. You may be at risk for heart attack. If you don’t know your cholesterol numbers, you may be putting your heart health at risk. Go to your doctor and have your cholesterol checked.
LIPITOR is one of many treatment options you and your doctor can consider. Talk to your doctor, and ask if LIPITOR is right for you.
Staying on Track With LIPITOR
You are working toward lowering your cholesterol, and LIPITOR is the medication you and your doctor have chosen. Even though there are generic versions of LIPITOR, known as atorvastatin calcium, the branded LIPITOR pill is still available to you. Talk to your doctor or pharmacist about staying on prescription LIPITOR and how you may be able to save with the Lipitor For You program.
When you sign up for the Lipitor For You program, you can get LIPITOR for less than the average cost of a generic statin‡. Eligible patients can get LIPITOR for as low as a $4 co-pay per month with the LIPITOR $4 Co-Pay Card. Terms and conditions apply.
Enroll in the Lipitor For You program to take advantage of the LIPITOR $4 Co-Pay Card—available for eligible LIPITOR patients.
The Card will be accepted only at participating pharmacies.
This Card is not health insurance.
No membership fees.
Pfizer Inc.
235 E 42nd Street
New York, NY 10017
1-866-3-LIPITOR
*Data on file. Pfizer Inc, New York, NY.
†Data Warehouse, SDI, January 2002—March 2010.
‡IMS Transaction Copay Data 8/1/2010-1/31/2011.
LIPITOR is not for everyone. It is not for those with liver problems. And it is not for women who are nursing, pregnant or may become pregnant.
If you take LIPITOR, tell your doctor if you feel any new muscle pain or weakness. This could be a sign of rare but serious muscle side effects. Tell your doctor about all medications you take. This may help avoid serious drug interactions. Your doctor should do blood tests to check your liver function before and during treatment and may adjust your dose.
Common side effects are diarrhea, upset stomach, muscle and joint pain, and changes in some blood tests.