Lipitor vs statin

Lipitor and statin both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Lipitor	Yes	No	No	No
statin	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, statin is a hypernym of Lipitor; that is, statin is a word with a broader meaning than Lipitor:

Lipitor: an oral drug (trade name Lipitor) that is effective in lowering triglycerides; potent in reducing LDL cholesterol because higher doses can be given
statin: a medicine that lowers blood cholesterol levels by inhibiting HMG-CoA reductase

Other hypernyms of Lipitor include lipid-lowering medication, lipid-lowering medicine, statin drug.

Lipitor (noun)	statin (noun)
an oral drug (trade name Lipitor) that is effective in lowering triglycerides; potent in reducing LDL cholesterol because higher doses can be given	a medicine that lowers blood cholesterol levels by inhibiting HMG-CoA reductase