Pfizer has received FDA approval for Lipitor Tablets for five new indications: to reduce the risk of nonfatal heart attacks, fatal and non-fatal strokes, certain types of heart surgery, hospitalization for heart failure, and chest pain in patients with heart disease. Lipitor is the first cholesterol-lowering medication to receive FDA approval for the reduction of the risk of hospitalization for heart failure. This new approval expands the use of Lipitor to patients at high risk for cardiova...