High-Dose Lipitor(R) Reduces Heart Attack and Stroke By One-Third In Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease, New Analysis Shows
Posted on: Wednesday, 15 November 2006, 18:00 CST
NEW YORK, November 15 /PRNewswire/ -- THIS IS A MULTIVU SPECIAL REPORT BROUGHT TO YOU BY PFIZER.
ABOUT 20 MILLION AMERICANS HAVE CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE, A CONDITION IN WHICH THE KIDNEYS DO NOT EFFECTIVELY FILTER TOXINS FROM THE BLOOD. PEOPLE WITH CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE ARE MORE LIKELY TO DIE FROM HEART DISEASE THAN TO DEVELOP KIDNEY FAILURE.
A NEW ANALYSIS OF PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE FROM A LARGER STUDY OF PATIENTS WITH HEART DISEASE SHOWED TAKING 80 MILLIGRAMS OF LIPITOR REDUCED THEIR RISK OF A HEART ATTACK OR STROKE BY 32 PERCENT COMPARED WITH THOSE TAKING A 10 MILLIGRAM DOSE. THE RESULTS WERE PRESENTED AT THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION MEETING.
DOCTOR JOHN LAROSA, PRESIDENT AND PROFESSOR OF MEDICINE, SUNY DOWNSTATE MEDICAL CENTER:
"These findings indicate that more aggressive treatment with Lipitor in patients with kidney disease can help reduce the risk of heart attack and stroke. Moreover, this analysis demonstrates that high dose Lipitor produces both a reduction in cardiovascular events and an improvement in measures of kidney function in patients with chronic kidney disease and heart disease."
FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT LIPITOR.COM I'M LARRY CARDARELLI. Important Safety Information
LIPITOR IS A PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION. IT IS USED IN PATIENTS WITH MULTIPLE RISK FACTORS FOR HEART DISEASE SUCH AS FAMILY HISTORY, HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE, AGE, LOW HDL ("GOOD" CHOLESTEROL) OR SMOKING TO REDUCE THE RISK OF HEART ATTACK AND STROKE. WHEN DIET AND EXERCISE ALONE ARE NOT ENOUGH, LIPITOR IS USED ALONG WITH A LOW-FAT DIET AND EXERCISE TO LOWER CHOLESTEROL.
LIPITOR IS ALSO USED IN PATIENTS WITH TYPE 2 DIABETES AND AT LEAST ONE OTHER RISK FACTOR FOR HEART DISEASE SUCH AS HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE, SMOKING OR COMPLICATIONS OF DIABETES, INCLUDING EYE DISEASE AND PROTEIN IN URINE, TO REDUCE THE RISK OF HEART ATTACK AND STROKE.
LIPITOR IS NOT FOR EVERYONE. IT IS NOT FOR THOSE WITH LIVER PROBLEMS. AND IT IS NOT FOR WOMEN WHO ARE NURSING, PREGNANT OR MAY BECOME PREGNANT.
PATIENTS TAKING LIPITOR SHOULD TELL THEIR DOCTORS IF THEY FEEL ANY NEW MUSCLE PAIN OR WEAKNESS. THIS COULD BE A SIGN OF RARE BUT SERIOUS MUSCLE SIDE EFFECTS. PATIENTS SHOULD TELL THEIR DOCTORS ABOUT ALL MEDICATIONS THEY TAKE. THIS MAY HELP AVOID SERIOUS DRUG INTERACTIONS. DOCTORS SHOULD DO BLOOD TESTS TO CHECK LIVER FUNCTION BEFORE AND DURING TREATMENT AND MAY ADJUST THE DOSE. THE MOST COMMON SIDE EFFECTS ARE GAS, CONSTIPATION, STOMACH PAIN AND HEARTBURN. THEY TEND TO BE MILD AND OFTEN GO AWAY.
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