Comparing Lipitor vs Lovastatin
Lipitor | Lovastatin |
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Lipitor (atorvastatin) | Lovastatin |
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Prescription only
Lipitor is effective at lowering cholesterol; however, its use may be limited by side effects such as muscle pain. Prescribed for High Cholesterol - Familial Heterozygous, Hyperlipoproteinemia, High... View more |
Prescription only
Lovastatin is effective at lowering cholesterol; however, its use may be limited by side effects such as muscle pain. Lovastatin interacts with grapefruit and grapefruit juice products. Prescribed... View more |
Related suggestions High Cholesterol, Familial Heterozygous
Hyperlipoproteinemia
Hyperlipoproteinemia Type IIa, Elevated LDL
Hyperlipoproteinemia Type IIb, Elevated LDL VLDL
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More about Lipitor (atorvastatin) | More about Lovastatin | ||||||||||||||||
Ratings & Reviews | |||||||||||||||||
Lipitor has an average rating of 4.5 out of 10 from a total of 104 ratings on Drugs.com. 33% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 53% reported a negative effect. |
Lovastatin has an average rating of 6.4 out of 10 from a total of 19 ratings on Drugs.com. 58% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 32% reported a negative effect. |
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Side Effects | |||||||||||||||||
See also: Lipitor side effects in more detail. |
See also: lovastatin side effects in more detail. |
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Generic Availability | |||||||||||||||||
Lower cost generic |
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Pricing and Coupons * Prices are without insurance | |||||||||||||||||
View all Lipitor prices |
View all lovastatin prices |
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Brand Names | |||||||||||||||||
Other atorvastatin brands include: Atorvaliq | Altoprev | ||||||||||||||||
Half Life The half-life of a drug is the time taken for the plasma concentration of a drug to reduce to half its original value. | |||||||||||||||||
14 hours |
4.5 hours |
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CSA Schedule ** View glossary of terms | |||||||||||||||||
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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Pregnancy Category | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |||||||||||||||||
A total of 375 drugs are known to interact with Lipitor:
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A total of 307 drugs are known to interact with lovastatin:
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First Approval Date | |||||||||||||||||
December 17, 1996 |
August 31, 1987 |
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WADA Class View World Anti-Doping Agency classifications. | |||||||||||||||||
N/A |
N/A |
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** 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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