text: Generic atorvastatin, manufactured by generic drugmakers Watson Pharmaceuticals and India's Ranbaxy Laboratories, began being available in the United States on November 30, 2011, but prices for the generic version are not set to drop to the level of other generics--$10 or less for a month's supply--until May 31, 2012, when other generic drugmakers are poised to flood the market with their versions.