LIPITOR is the # 1 prescribed branded cholesterol-lowering medicine in the world. Lipitor tablets contain the active ingredient atorvastatin, which is a type of medicine called a statin. It works by reducing the production of cholesterol
by the liver.Along with diet and exercise, LIPITOR is proven to reduce "bad" cholesterol by 39%-60% (average effect depending on dose). LIPITOR is backed by more than 18 years of research. And LIPITOR has been studied in more than 400 ongoing or completed studies that included over 80,000 patients.