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Giving Lipitor, the anti-cholesterol drug, to people who have had a stroke but do not have heart disease or high cholesterol, reduces the chance of another stroke, according to new research. 
 
Incidence of heart disease was also lower in these patients, compared to a placebo group. 
 
While an intriguing development, Lipitor won't be a cure-all because it has its own side effects including liver problems. Doctors must assess the risks and benefits for each patient.

Pfizer's Lipitor Cuts Risk of Repeat Stroke by 16% (Update1) -

Bloomberg - 5/17/2006 9:12 AM

May 17 (Bloomberg) -- Pfizer Inc., the world's biggest drugmaker, may increase sales of its Lipitor cholesterol drug after a study showed the medicine reduced the risk of repeat strokes in a new set of patients.
 
Lipitor reduced the risk in people who don't have a history of heart disease by 16 percent, researchers said today at the European Stroke Conference in Brussels. The product, also known by its generic name atorvastatin, was the world's best-selling drug with $12.2 billion in revenue in 2005.
 
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