Lipitor, Atorvastatin News

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Doctors should avoid ordering certain antibiotics for older patients who take cholesterol-lowering statin drugs, such as Lipitor, Canadian researchers say.

The UK patent for Viagra expires on Friday 21 June, and the market will be flooded with cheaper alternatives, with experts predicting serious consequences for both the legal and illegal drug trades.

AARP's Public Policy Institute have released a new Rx Price Watch report examining efforts by Pfizer to reduce the impact of generic competition for the popular anti-cholesterol drug Lipitor.

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The report breaks down the unusually aggressive strategy reportedly undertaken by Lipitor's manufacturer before and after the drug's patent expired and discusses how the effort could become a model for other brand name drug manufacturers facing generic competition, ultimately increasing costs for consumers and publicly-funded programs like Medicare ... (more)

Abcam's Biochemicals division has entered into a license agreement with Pfizer to supply a range of authentic Pfizer compounds for use as preclinical research tools, along with Abcam Biochemicals range of more than 2000 bioactive small molecules.

Fears that Big Pharma controlling Indian drugmakers could reduce access and affordability of key medicines have triggered rules on 100% foreign direct investment, but sales data show there is little to worry.

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PATIENTS are paying $220 a year too much for the nation's biggest selling medicine because of the government's poor management of the drug subsidy scheme.

Are Your Prescriptions Killing You?" should be required reading for patients 60 years of age or older.

The Society of Chemical Industry has selected Bruce D. Roth , vice president of discovery chemistry at Genentech, as the winner of the 2013 Perkin Medal .

Pharmacists will be legally obliged to substitute branded medicines with cheaper, generic drugs within months.

Two recent developments -- an advisory from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and one new study -- caught my attention over the past week.

At least four in every ten Australians over the age of 65 are taking a cholesterol-lowering medicine, with statins such as atorvastatin, simvastatin and rosuvastatin the most commonly prescribed.

Elderly people, who often take a lot of different pills, may be at greater risk of side effects caused by statins interacting with other drugs.

People taking statin drugs to lower their cholesterol may slightly increase their risk for muscle and joint diseases as well as strains and sprains, a new study suggests.

Dad takes a cholesterol-lowering statin so he'll be around to see the kids grow up.

The Society of Chemical Industry, America International Group, announced today that the 2013 SCI Perkin Medal will be presented to Bruce D. Roth, vice president, Discovery Chemistry at Genentech.