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How similar are crestor and lipitor (atorvastatin) medicine?

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Crestor (rosuvastatin): And Lipitor (atorvastatin) are both effective statin drugs. Crestor is a bit more mg for mg potent than Lipitor (atorvastatin) but the outcomes with both drugs are similar. Lipitor (atorvastatin) can be had as a generic, Crestor is still on patent so is lots more expensive.

Dr Munshower and 2 doctors agreed

Answered 11/17/2014

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