Each film-coated tablet contains 20 mg atorvastatin (as atorvastatin calcium trihydrate).
Excipient(s) with known effect
Each Lipitor 20 mg film-coated tablet contains 54.50 mg lactose monohydrate.
For the full list of excipients, see section 6.1.
Film-coated tablet
White, round, 7.1 mm, film-coated tablets debossed '20' on one side and 'ATV' on the other.
Hypercholesterolaemia
Lipitor is indicated as an adjunct to diet for reduction of elevated total cholesterol (total-C), LDL-cholesterol (LDL-C), apolipoprotein B, and triglycerides in adults, adolescents and children aged 10 years or older with primary hypercholesterolaemia including familial hypercholesterolaemia (heterozygous variant) or combined (mixed) hyperlipidaemia (Corresponding to Types IIa and IIb of the Fredrickson classification) when response to diet and other nonpharmacological measures is inadequate.
Lipitor is also indicated to reduce total-C and LDL-C in adults with homozygous familial hypercholesterolaemia as an adjunct to other lipid-lowering treatments (e.g. LDL apheresis) or if such treatments are unavailable.
Prevention of cardiovascular disease
Prevention of cardiovascular events in adult patients estimated to have a high risk for a first cardiovascular event (see section 5.1), as an adjunct to correction of other risk factors.
