GENERIC NAME: atorvastatin. BRAND NAME: Lipitor. Atorvastatin is used for the treatment of elevated total cholesterol, LDL, and triglycerides and to elevate HDL cholesterol. The effectiveness of atorvastatin in lowering cholesterol is dose-related, meaning that higher doses reduce cholesterol more.
The purpose of the Montreal Protocol was to protect the ozone layer by phasing out the use and production of various ozone depleting chemicals that were causing the layer to thin and dissipate. Industry objected at first, but scientists and environmentalists prevailed.
What does the ozone layer help with? the ozone layer keeps the suns radiation from hitting the earth and trapping the bad gasses like carbon dioxide into our atmosphere. so when people say our ozone layer is dama â¦ ged this means that our planet is warming up because the hole in the ozone layer is letting the suns rays warm the earth up.