Table 1.

Composition and treatment regimens of red yeast rice preparations

Preparation	Composition	Dosage	Administration
Red yeast rice dietary supplement (Cholestin) capsules	Extracts of fermented Monascus purpureus rice	2.4 g/day (containing 5 mg lovastatin)	0.6 g/cap 2 caps, twice daily
Xuezhikang capsule	Extracts from fermented Monascus purpureus rice, Fructus Crataegi, Radix Salviae miltiorrhizae, Rhizoma Curcumae longae, Radix Rhizoma rhei, etc.	1.2 g/day (containing 10 mg lovastatin)	0.3 g/cap 2 caps, twice daily
Zhibituo tablet	Extracts from fermented Monascus purpureus rice, Fructus Crataegi, Rhizoma Atractylodis macrocephalae, Rhizoma Alismatis orientalis, etc.	3.15 g/day (containing lovastatin 9 mg)	0.35 g/tab 3 tabs, thrice daily