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LIPITOR 80MG TABLETS

Posted Thursday 13 December 2007 - 09:18 AM by John Sollazzo ( LOW significance )

ATC Code

C10AA05

Warning

Causes increase in non-fatal hemorrhagic stroke in patients with previous hemorrhagic stroke (2.3% vs. 1.4% with placebo) - study done with 80 mg of atorvastatin

Reference:
Hemorrhagic stroke in the Stroke Prevention by Aggressive Reduction in Cholesterol Levels study
L. B. Goldstein MD*, P. Amarenco MD, M. Szarek MS, A. Callahan III MD, M. Hennerici MD, PhD, H. Sillesen MD, DMSc, J. A. Zivin MD, PhD, K. M.A. Welch MB, ChB, On behalf of the SPARCL Investigators

Neurology, Dec 12, 2007.

Evidence

Good

Reference

http://www.neurology.org/cgi/content/abstract/0...