"Atorvastatin Calcium" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A pyrrole and heptanoic acid derivative,HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL-COA REDUCTASE INHIBITOR (statin), and ANTICHOLESTEREMIC AGENT that is used to reduce serum levels of LDL-CHOLESTEROL; APOLIPOPROTEIN B; AND TRIGLYCERIDES and to increase serum levels of HDL-CHOLESTEROL in the treatment of HYPERLIPIDEMIAS and prevention of CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES in patients with multiple risk factors.
| Descriptor ID |
D000069059
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D03.383.129.578.075 D10.251.450.200
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| Concept/Terms |
Atorvastatin Calcium- Atorvastatin Calcium
- Calcium, Atorvastatin
- Atorvastatin Calcium Trihydrate
- Calcium Trihydrate, Atorvastatin
- Trihydrate, Atorvastatin Calcium
- Atorvastatin, Calcium Salt
- Calcium Salt Atorvastatin
- Atorvastatin Calcium Hydrate
- Calcium Hydrate, Atorvastatin
- Hydrate, Atorvastatin Calcium
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| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Atorvastatin Calcium" by people in Profiles.
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Markovic-Plese S, Jewells V, Speer D. Combining beta interferon and atorvastatin may increase disease activity in multiple sclerosis. Neurology. 2009 Jun 02; 72(22):1965; author reply 1965-6.
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van den Berg-Wolf M, Klibanov OM, Gaughan JP, Tedaldi EM. Ezetimibe combined with low-dose statin effectively lowers LDL in protease inhibitor treated patients. AIDS Patient Care STDS. 2008 Jun; 22(6):483-8.