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Lipitor — Competitive Intelligence Brief

Lipitor (atorvastatin) competitive landscape: 6 comparators, recent regulatory actions, upcoming PDUFA, patent timeline. Class: HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor (statin). Area: Metabolic.

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Target snapshot

Lipitor (atorvastatin) — Pfizer Inc.. Selective competitive inhibitor of HMG-CoA reductase, the rate-limiting enzyme in cholesterol synthesis.

Comparator set (6 drugs)

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DrugGenericSponsorPhaseClassTargetApproval / PDUFA
Lipitor TARGET atorvastatin Pfizer Inc. marketed HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor (statin) HMG-CoA reductase 1996-12-17
Crestor rosuvastatin AstraZeneca marketed HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor (statin) HMG-CoA reductase 2003-01-01
FLUVASTATIN SODIUM FLUVASTATIN SODIUM marketed HMG-CoA reductase 1993-01-01
Lescol FLUVASTATIN Novartis marketed HMG-CoA Reductase Inhibitor HMG-CoA reductase 1993-01-01
EZE/simvastatin EZE/simvastatin Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria di Sassari marketed Combination lipid-lowering agent (ezetimibe + statin) NPC1L1 transporter (ezetimibe); HMG-CoA reductase (simvastatin)
Diet+pravastatin Diet+pravastatin Mitsukoshi Health and Welfare Foundation marketed Statin (HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor) HMG-CoA reductase
Rosuvastatin(Cresnon®) Rosuvastatin(Cresnon®) Dong-A ST Co., Ltd. marketed HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor (statin) HMG-CoA reductase

Recent regulatory actions (last 90 days)

No regulatory actions in the last 90 days for this set.

Upcoming PDUFA dates (next 180 days)

No PDUFA dates in the next 180 days for this set.

Patent timeline (forward window)

Sponsor landscape (HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor (statin) class)

  1. Organon and Co · 7 drugs in this class
  2. Kuhnil Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. · 3 drugs in this class
  3. Wenzhou Medical University · 2 drugs in this class
  4. Amgen · 2 drugs in this class
  5. Beijing Tiantan Hospital · 2 drugs in this class
  6. Seoul National University Hospital · 2 drugs in this class
  7. JW Pharmaceutical · 2 drugs in this class
  8. AstraZeneca · 2 drugs in this class
  9. Korea University Anam Hospital · 2 drugs in this class
  10. Gachon University Gil Medical Center · 1 drug in this class

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Cite this brief

Drug Landscape (2026). Lipitor — Competitive Intelligence Brief. https://druglandscape.com/ci/atorvastatin. Accessed 2026-05-13.

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