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Lipitor’s claim on better Kidney function from Pfizer analyzed
Do you have Type II diabetes? According to Pfizer, Lipitor can keep your cholesterol down and take care of the kidney too. But how good is Pfizer’s claim?
Lipitor is the leading cholesterol lowering drug. Lipitor is the most prescribed cholesterol-lowering therapy in the world, with nearly 107 million patient-years of experience.
It is used, in patients with multiple risk factors for heart disease such as family history, high blood pressure, age, low HDL cholesterol or smoking, to reduce the risk of heart attack or stroke and, along with a low-fat diet, to lower cholesterol.
Lipitor is also used in patients with type 2 diabetes and one other risk factor such as high blood pressure, smoking, or other complications of diabetes, including eye disease and protein in urine, to reduce the risk of stroke and heart attack.
But can Lipitor really take care of the Kidney too?
According to Pfizer, "We anticipated that atorvastatin might provide a protective effect and slow the typical decline in kidney function in this patient population, but we didn''t expect to see this level of improvement," said Dr. James Shepherd, TNT steering committee member and clinical academic consultant, Department of Pathological Biochemistry, University of Glasgow Medical School.
The results are promising but to conclusive say some experts. It may be a little premature to assume that Kidney are well protected with Lipitor.
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