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Statins are used to lower the level of cholesterol.

Atorvastatin is an HMG CoA reductase selective inhibitor. It lowers plasma cholesterol and lipoprotein levels by inhibiting the HMG CoA reductase and cholesterol biosynthesis in the liver and. It also increases the uptake of LDL and catabolism by increasing low density lipoprotein (LDL) receptor number on the liver cell surface. This product can also reduce the formation of LDL and the number of particles. Besides, atorvastatin can reduce low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL - C) level on some types of homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (FH).

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