Intended for UK HCPs and ORDMs only.

Atorvastatin

NICE Recommends atorvastatin1

  • In 2022 it was prescribed over 57 million times in England alone2

  • Of 5 statins available in the UK3, it is the most widely prescribed2

Atorvastatin (57,050,843)
Simvastatin (16,016,497)
Rosuvastatin Calcium (3,688,632)
Ezetimibe (2,376,556)
Pravastatin Sodium (2,327,670)
Fenofibrate (578,424)
Bezafibrate (341,313)
Colesevelam Hydrochloride (181,467)
Colestyramine (143,074)
Fluvastatin Sodium (94,888)

Adapted from 2

  • In 2020, an estimated 100 million people in the USA took atorvastatin4

  • Atorvastatin is an HMG-CoA Reductase Inhibitor5

Illustration of liver showing how statins block progression between stage 1 and 2

Leading to deposition in blood vessels

Adapted from 6

  • Highly effective and shown to reduce levels of LDL by 40-60%7

  • Over 25 year track record5 and generally well tolerated8

*As an adjunct to diet and lifestyle