If exercise and diet did not lead to a decrease in the level of fatty substances in your blood plasma, Lipitor medication might interest you. Lipitor is one of the best lipid modifying agents, available in Australian pharmacies.

• Lipitor offers real solutions for people with high cholesterol.
• The maximum effect of the level reduction of various forms of lipids in the blood is achieved after 4 weeks of treatment.
• The drug will help prevent, control or reverse the diseases of heart and circulatory system.

Lipitor is one of the most studied statins. Today, Lipitor is used alone, as well as in combination with lipid modifying agents of other classes or drugs for the treatment of high blood pressure (e.g., Amlodipine).

The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) approved Lipitor in September of 1997. In the same year and month, the drug was approved in the UK. A year ago, Lipitor received a marketing authorization in the US.

Pfizer is Lipitor supplier to the Australian market. The global pharmaceutical corporation Pfizer delivers this medicine to the United States, Great Britain and many other countries worldwide.

• Product information

White round tablets Lipitor contain 10 mg, 20 mg, 40 mg or 80 mg of the active substance Atorvastatin. One side of the tablets has the “ATV” engraving. Figures that indicate the dosage strength are engraved on the other side.

Pfizer Company supplies Lipitor in a variety of packaging types and sizes. HDPE bottles and aluminum foil blister packs contain 10 to 90 tablets.

To reduce the level of fatty substances in blood plasma, you need to take one Lipitor tablet per day. The daily dose depends on the severity of the disease and the individual patient’s response.

Like all other lipid modifying agents, Lipitor works efficiently, yet the maximum effect does not occur immediately. Significant decrease in the level of various lipids forms in the blood is observed 14 days after the start of treatment.

The minimum daily dose is 10 mg, the maximum is 80 mg. The daily dose should be increased or decreased no more often, than once in 28 days.

If Lipitor causes side effects, you can report them to the TGA. In Australia, Lipitor is used more than 20 years. Thanks to the patients’ reports, the TGA has enlarged the list of side effects.

Possible side effects during the use of Lipitor tablets include back pain, muscle spasms, pain in the limbs, increased blood sugar levels, headache, flatulence, diarrhea, nausea, or allergic reactions.

As a rule, statins are taken in the evening. Unlike other medications to reduce blood cholesterol levels, Lipitor can be taken in the morning. Changing the usual time of the medicine intake can reduce the risks, for example, of gastrointestinal side effects.

The daily dose lowering can also reduce the intensity of side effects. The use of Lipitor tablets in minimum or medium dosage strength will help you save some money on treatment.

• Price for Lipitor in Australia

Today, Lipitor is a relatively inexpensive lipid modifying agent, yet the situation was not always the same. When Lipitor appeared on the world market, Pfizer had exclusive rights to manufacture and supply Atorvastatin-containing products.

The manufacturer set high prices and obtained huge profits. In 2011, Lipitor’s sales around the world amounted to approximately $ 10 billion. The price for Lipitor has decreased after the end of the marketing exclusivity term and the emergence of competition from other Atorvastatin manufacturers.

Today, you can buy a month’s supply of Lipitor tablets for about $ 13. The cost of the drug varies depending on the package size, dosage strength and the place of purchase.

If you want to save money, buy Lipitor in Australia online. The price of 30 Lipitor 10mg tablets is $ 6. A monthly supply of 80mg tablets costs $ 9.

Lipitor is a world-famous brand, yet not the cheapest Atorvastatin-containing medicine. After the end of the patent protection period, various pharmaceutical companies began to produce Lipitor generics, and sell them at lower prices.

Sandoz is one of generic Lipitor suppliers to Australia. Price for Atorvastatin Sandoz 80mg tablets is $ 7.50 (saving $ 1.5). Savings are small, yet there is no point in overpaying for a medicine.

The TGA approved Lipitor generics, supplied by more than 10 pharmaceutical companies. These companies can offer lower prices, than Sandoz. So, before you buy Lipitor generics in Australia, ask the pharmacist what prices are offered by different manufacturers.