Atorvastatin dosage and administration: Difference between revisions

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Revision as of 22:15, 29 January 2014

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] ; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: , Pratik Bahekar, MBBS [2]


Dose range: 10 to 80 mg once daily.

Recommended start dose: 10 or 20 mg once daily.

Patients requiring large LDL-C reduction (>45%) may start at 40 mg once daily

Pediatric starting dose: 10 mg once daily; maximum recommended dose: 20 mg once daily.