Brand Generic and Dosing Flashcards
Atorvastatin Calcium
Lipitor
Atorvastatin Dosing
10 mg to 80 mg per day
Colesevelam HCl
Welchol
Colesevelam Dosing
6 tab daily or 3 tab BID with meal
Ezetimibe
Zetia
Ezetimibe Dosing
10 mg daily
Ezetimibe with Simvastatin
Vytorin
Vytorin Dosing
10/20 given once daily
Fenofibrate
Tricor (old formulation), Lipofen
Fenofibrate Dosing
134 to 200 mg daily
Fenofibrate (nanocrystallized)
Tricor
Fenofibrate (nanocrystallized) Dosing
145 mg daily with meals
Fenofibric Acid
Trillipix
Fenofibric acid dosing
135 mg daily
Gemfibrozil
Lopid
Gemdibrozil dosing
600 mg BID 30 minutes prior to am and pm meals
Lovastatin
Mevacor
Lovastatin dosing
Initially, 20 mg daily with pm meal
Niacin (ER)
Niaspan
Niacin dosing
Start with 500 mg hs for 4 weeks
Omega-3-Acid Ethyl Esters
Lovaza
Omega-3 dosing
4 grams (4 capsules) daily in one or two doses with meals
Pravastatin Sodium
Pravachol
Pravastatin dosing
Start with 10 to 20 mg daily hs
Rosuvastatin Calcium
Crestor
Rosuvastatin dosing
5 to 40 mg once daily
Simvastatin
Zocor
Simvastatin dosing
10 to 40 mg daily