Doses

Question 1

Fluvastatin (Lescol)

Answer 1

Low: 20-40 mg/day
Moderate: 80 mg/day

Question 2

Pitavastatin (Livalo)

Answer 2

Low: 1 mg/day
Moderate: 2-4 mg/day

Question 3

Lovastatin (Mevacor or Altoprev)

Answer 3

Low: 20 mg/day
Moderate: 40 mg/day

Question 4

Pravastatin (Pravachol)

Answer 4

Low: 10-20 mg/day
Moderate: 40-80 mg/day

Question 5

Atorvastatin (Lipitor)

Answer 5

Moderate: 20 mg/day
High: 40-80 mg/day

Question 6

Rosuvastatin (Crestor)

Answer 6

Moderate: 5-10 mg/day
High: 20-40 mg/day

Question 7

Ezetimibe (Zetia)

Answer 7

10 mg daily

Question 8

Alirocumab (Praluent)

Answer 8

75 mcg SQ q2 weeks

150 mcg q2 weeks post 4-8weeks

Question 9

Evolocumab (Repatha)

Answer 9

120 mcg q2 weeks

420 mcg monthly

Question 10

Colesevelam (WelChol)

Answer 10

3. 75 g daily

1. 875 g BID

Question 11

Cholestryramine (Questran or Pravalite)

Answer 11

4 g (1 packet or scoop) once or two times daily
Max: 24 g/day

Question 12

Colestipol (Colestid)

Answer 12

Start: 5 g once or twice a day
Increase by 5 g at 1-2 month intervals
Go up to 30 g/day or in divided doses

Question 13

Niacin (Niacor, Niaspan, Slo-Niacin)

Answer 13

Start: 500 mg at bedtime for 4 weeks
Go to 1 g at bedtime for 4 weeks
Max: 2g/day
Usual: 1-2 g/day at bedtime

Question 14

Gemfibrozil (Lopid)

Answer 14

600 mg BID 30 mins AC

Question 15

Fenofibrate (Tricor)

Answer 15

48-145 mg/day

Max: 145 mg/day

Question 16

Fenofibric acid (Trilipix or Fibricor)

Answer 16

Trilipix: 45-135 mg/day
Max: 135 mg/day
Fibricor: 35-105 mg/day
Max: 105 mg/day