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Lipitor's generic name is atorvastatin. Two generic drugmakers, Ranbaxy and Watson, can start selling generic atorvastatin in the U.S. right away. Due to complex generic drug laws, other generic drugmakers will have to wait 180 days, until May 2012, to offer their own generic versions of Lipitor.
Atorvastatin (Lipitor) Atorvastatin is the second-most widely used statin drug with 21% of the US market. Sold under the brand name Lipitor it was the biggest of the blockbuster drugs of the 21st Century. The patent recently expired and the pharmaceutical industry is in the process of rolling out generic forms. The long-term benefits of atorvastatin have been demonstrated in scientific study after study.