atorvastatin
Definition
Noun: A synthetic statin drug used to lower blood cholesterol and lipid levels. It works by inhibiting an enzyme in the liver involved in cholesterol production.
Usage
"Atorvastatin" is used as a countable noun to refer to the specific medication. It is typically used in medical and pharmaceutical contexts. * The doctor prescribed atorvastatin to manage his high cholesterol. * Atorvastatin is one of the most commonly prescribed statins worldwide.
Advanced Usage
- Clinical Context: The word is frequently used in discussions of dosage, efficacy, and comparison with other lipid-lowering agents.
- The study compared the efficacy of 40mg of atorvastatin to a combination therapy.
- Chemical/Drug Classification: It is specified as an HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor.
- As an HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor, atorvastatin reduces the liver's ability to produce cholesterol.
Variants and Related Words
- Lipitor: The primary brand name under which atorvastatin is marketed.
- The patent for Lipitor, a brand-name atorvastatin, expired several years ago.
Synonyms
- Statin: This is the general class of drugs to which atorvastatin belongs. While not a perfect synonym, it is often used in a similar context.
- He takes a statin (specifically, atorvastatin) every night.
Different Meanings
The word "atorvastatin" has a single, specific meaning as a pharmaceutical agent. It does not have other common definitions.
Noun
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an oral drug (trade name Lipitor) that is effective in lowering triglycerides; potent in reducing LDL cholesterol because higher doses can be given
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