Original GlobalRPh source
- Product / population
- Preserved GlobalRPh source, not a freshly verified product label
- Renal measure
- Use the method specified in the original source
Historical source: not automatically current. Review current official labeling and separately attributed additions before use.
Usual Dosing (Adults)
Adults: start 40 mg once daily; use 80 mg only when the LDL-C goal is not reached with 40 mg. Children age 8-13 years: start 20 mg daily. Adolescents age 14-18: start 40 mg daily.
Renal Dosing
Significant renal impairment: start 10 mg daily. The source supplies no numeric threshold for this statement.
Hemodialysis
No specific package-insert comments; refer to renal dosing.