LIPITOR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Lipitor mean? 

• LIPITOR (noun)
  The noun LIPITOR has 1 sense:

1. an oral drug (trade name Lipitor) that is effective in lowering triglycerides; potent in reducing LDL cholesterol because higher doses can be given

  Familiarity information: LIPITOR used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LIPITOR (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An oral drug (trade name Lipitor) that is effective in lowering triglycerides; potent in reducing LDL cholesterol because higher doses can be given

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

atorvastatin; Lipitor

Hypernyms ("Lipitor" is a kind of...):

lipid-lowering medication; lipid-lowering medicine; statin; statin drug (a medicine that lowers blood cholesterol levels by inhibiting HMG-CoA reductase)

Domain usage:

trademark (a formally registered symbol identifying the manufacturer or distributor of a product)

 Context examples 

Lipitor blocks an enzyme that helps make cholesterol in the body.

(Lipitor, NCI Dictionary)

Also called Lipitor.

(Atorvastatin calcium, NCI Dictionary)