Lipitor (Atorvastatin) is the best-selling drug of all time. Between when it was introduced in 1997 and its patent expiration in 2011, it generated ~$125 billion in sales for Pfizer. In 2018, it was the most commonly prescribed medication in the US, with more than 112 million prescriptions. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Super Drug Lipitor
If aspirin were invented today, it would be a prescription and cost a lot
And how didi it work out for all those patients? Just by blocking the production of chollesterol is a pretty bad idea. The number of corronary deaths is still rising, so… you know what I mean.
How about aspirin? It is certainly a drug, and it has been very widely used for many years.