Comparing Amlodipine / Atorvastatin vs Atorvastatin
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Prescription only
Prescribed for High Blood Pressure, High Cholesterol, Angina, Coronary Artery Disease, Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease. Amlodipine / atorvastatin may also be used for purposes not listed in this... View more |
Prescription only
Atorvastatin is effective at lowering cholesterol; however, its use may be limited by side effects such as muscle pain. Prescribed for High Cholesterol, High Cholesterol - Familial Homozygous, High... View more |
Related suggestions High Cholesterol
Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease
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| More about Amlodipine / atorvastatin | More about Atorvastatin | ||||||||||||||||
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Amlodipine / atorvastatin has an average rating of 6.7 out of 10 from a total of 6 ratings on Drugs.com. 50% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 17% reported a negative effect. |
Atorvastatin has an average rating of 4.4 out of 10 from a total of 303 ratings on Drugs.com. 28% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 53% reported a negative effect. |
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| Side Effects Experienced by Users Side effects are reported in Drugs.com user reviews and not clinically verified. | |||||||||||||||||
View all Atorvastatin side effects |
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Lower cost generic |
Lower cost generic |
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View all Atorvastatin prices |
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| Caduet | Atorvaliq, Lipitor | ||||||||||||||||
| Half Life Drug half-life is the time required for plasma concentration to reduce to half its original value. | |||||||||||||||||
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50 hours |
14 hours |
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Not a controlled drug
Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act. |
Not a controlled drug
Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act. |
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Category X
Not for use in pregnancy
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
Category X
Not for use in pregnancy
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
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| Drug Interactions | |||||||||||||||||
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A total of 755 drugs are known to interact with Amlodipine / atorvastatin:
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A total of 406 drugs are known to interact with Atorvastatin:
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January 30, 2004 |
December 17, 1996 |
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N/A |
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1 The Controlled Substances Act (CSA) schedule information displayed applies to substances regulated under federal law. There may be variations in CSA schedules between individual states.
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