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
![rosemont-how-statins-block-progression-between-stage-1-and-2 Illustration of liver showing how statins block progression between stage 1 and 2](https://lipidsreduction.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/rosemont-how-statins-block-progression-between-stage-1-and-2.png)
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
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Atorvastatin 4mg/ml Oral Suspension
The first licensed liquid atorvastatin