Atorva 5mg

Atorva 5 mg is a prescription drug that lowers cholesterol in your bloodstream. It lowers low-density lipoprotein (bad cholesterol) and triglycerides in your blood. It can elevate your high-density lipoprotein (good cholesterol) as well. Atorva is effective for adults and children over ten years of age whose cholesterol does not come down enough with a low-fat diet and exercise alone. The active ingredient of the medicine, Atorvastatin, can lower the risk of heart attack, certain types of heart surgery, stroke, and chest pain in individuals with risk factors such as heart disease, smoking, age, and high blood pressure. Atorva can lower the risk of heart attack and stroke in patients with diabetes mellitus and risk factors such as kidney problems, high blood pressure, eye problems, and smoking. Atorvastatin begins to work within two weeks. Cholesterol and triglycerides are naturally made in your body and found in certain foods. One needs to have some cholesterol for a healthy body, but too much of these two can clog blood vessels. Therefore, it is important to reduce your cholesterol levels if you have heart disease, smoke, diabetes, hypertension, are older, or if a heart problem begins early in your family.