For decades, statins like Lipitor and Crestor were the first line of treatment to help regulate cholesterol levels. Two drugs in a new class of cholesterol medicines called PCSK9 inhibitors were recently approved by the FDA. As we saw with statins causing type 2 diabetes, drugs meant to benefit patients in one way often end up harming …
Lipitor Maker Slammed with Whistleblower Lawsuit
Pfizer, the world’s largest research-based pharmaceutical company, was recently slapped with a federal lawsuit over its marketing of popular cholesterol drug, Lipitor (atorvastatin). The whistleblower in this suit, Health Support Awareness Inc., argues that Pfizer deceptively misbranded Lipitor to keep it in high demand and at inflated prices. Lipitor attorneys at Pintas & Mullins Law Firm are …