Icosapent ethyl and Lipitor

• Generic Name: icosapent
• Dosage Forms: n.a.
• Other Brand Names: Vascepa

Icosapent ethyl is used together with a proper diet to lower very high triglyceride (fat-like substance) levels in the blood.

Icosapent ethyl is available only with your doctor's prescription.

• Generic Name: atorvastatin
• Dosage Forms: tablet, film coated
• Other Brand Names: Lipitor

Lipitor (atorvastatin) belongs to a group of drugs called HMG CoA reductase inhibitors, or "statins."

Lipitor is used together with diet to lower blood levels of "bad" cholesterol (low-density lipoprotein, or LDL), to increase levels of "good" cholesterol (high-density lipoprotein, or HDL), and to lower triglycerides (a type of fat in the blood).

Lipitor is used to treat high cholesterol, and to lower the risk of stroke, heart attack, or other heart complications in people with type 2 diabetes, coronary heart disease, or other risk factors such as genetically high cholesterol.

Lipitor is for use in adults and children who are at least 10 years old.