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Features of atorvastatin include the following:
A. Dose to dose most potent HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor
B. Higher ceiling of LDL-cholesterol lowering
action than lovastatin
C. Antioxidant property
D. All of the above
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D. All of the above
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