Americans spend most on Lipitor, drug survey finds

A best-seller this statin for a country that's fattin':

"U.S. consumers spent more money on the cholesterol-lowering drug Lipitor -- more than $9 billion -- than any other prescription drug in 2004, according to federal estimates released on Wednesday.

Cholesterol drugs in general raked in the most money for their makers, according to the survey by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

While adults of all ages spent more on Pfizer's Lipitor than any other single drug, the survey found Merck and Co's Zocor was second with $4.7 billion in sales."

Many fat piggies went to pharmacy,
Many fat piggies had statins delivered at home,
Many fat piggies had roast beef, gravy, mashed potatoes, dessert, and more,
Very few little piggies had none.
And Many fat piggies went...
"Wheeze, wheeze, wheeze" all the way home...