Table 13. Cholesterol-lowering intensity of statins.

Cholesterol-lowering intensity	Drugs and doses
LDL-C: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol. Atorvastatin 80mg is inexperienced in China, please use with caution.
High intensity (daily dose reduces LDL-C by ≥ 50%)	Atorvastatin 40–80 mg
	Rosuvastatin 20 mg
Moderate intensity (25% to 50% reduction in LDL-C at daily dose)	Atorvastatin 10–20 mg
	Rosuvastatin 5–10 mg
	Fluvastatin 80 mg
	Lovastatin 40 mg
	Pitavastatin 1–4 mg
	Pravastatin 40 mg
	Simvastatin 20–40 mg
	XZK 1.2g