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 ATORVASTATIN BRAND NAME:-AZTOR,ATORVA,ATORLIP 5.10,20mg tabs. ATORVASTATIN these are drug which lower the levels of lipids and lipoproteins in blood, it is aHMG-CoA REDUCAASE Inhibitors (statins),the hypolipidaemic drugs have attracted considerable attention because of their potential to prevent cardiovascular disease by regarding the accelerated atherosclerosis in hyperlipidemic individual. Atorvastatin is a statin medication used to prevent cardiovascular disease in those at high risk and to treat abnormal lipid levels. For the prevention of cardiovascular disease, statins are a first-line treatment. The newer and most popular statin is more potent and appears to have the highest LDL-CH lowering efficacy at maximal daily dose of 80 mg. At this dose a greater reduction in TGs is noted if the same was raised at baseline. ATORVASTATIN has a much longer plasma t½ of 18-24 hr than other stains ,and has additional antioxidant property. MECHANISM OF ACTION:-  ↓CH synthesis by inhi...