Active Ingredient: Atorvastatin
For this indication, competent medicine agencies globally authorize below treatments:
For:
Oral, 10 milligrams atorvastatin, once daily, over the duration of 4 weeks. Afterwards, oral, between 10 milligrams atorvastatin and 80 milligrams atorvastatin, once daily. The maximum allowed total dose is 80 milligrams atorvastatin daily.
Patients should be started with atorvastatin 10 mg daily. Doses should be individualised and adjusted every 4 weeks to 40 mg daily. Thereafter, either the dose may be increased to a maximum of 80 mg daily or a bile acid sequestrant may be combined with 40 mg atorvastatin once daily.
Each daily dose of atorvastatin is given all at once and may be given at any time of day with or without food.
For:
In case that patient age in years is ≥ 10, oral, 10 milligrams atorvastatin, once daily, over the duration of 4 weeks. Afterwards, in case that patient age in years is ≥ 10, oral, between 10 milligrams atorvastatin and 20 milligrams atorvastatin, once daily.
The recommended starting dosage of atorvastatin is 10 mg once daily. The dosage range is 10 mg to 20 mg once daily.
Assess LDL-C when clinically appropriate, as early as 4 weeks after initiating atorvastatin, and adjust the dosage if necessary.
Take atorvastatin orally once daily at any time of the day, with or without food.
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