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Patients requiring large LDL-C reduction (>45%) may start at 40 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.<ref name="dailymed.nlm.nih.gov">{{Cite web | last = | first = | title = LIPITOR (ATORVASTATIN CALCIUM) TABLET, FILM COATED [PARKE-DAVIS DIV OF PFIZER INC] | url = http://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/lookup.cfm?setid=c6e131fe-e7df-4876-83f7-9156fc4e8228 | publisher = | date = | accessdate = | Pediatric starting dose: 10 mg once daily; maximum recommended dose: 20 mg once daily.<ref name="dailymed.nlm.nih.gov">{{Cite web | last = | first = | title = LIPITOR (ATORVASTATIN CALCIUM) TABLET, FILM COATED [PARKE-DAVIS DIV OF PFIZER INC] | url = http://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/lookup.cfm?setid=c6e131fe-e7df-4876-83f7-9156fc4e8228 | publisher = | date = | accessdate = }}</ref> | ||
Revision as of 21:08, 30 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.[1]