Table 3.

Recommended Doses of Currently Available Statins That Can Reduce Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol by 30% to 40% (Adapted from Tomlinson and Mangione¹² and Watson⁵⁰)

^a Parke-Davis, Div of Warner-Lambert Co LLC (a Pfizer company), 235 E 42nd St, New York, NY 10017-5755.

^b Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp, One Health Plaza, East Hanover, NJ 07936, and Reliant Pharmaceuticals, 110 Allen Rd, Liberty Corner, NJ 07938.

^c Merck & Co Inc, Whitehouse Station, NJ 08889.

^d Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, 530 Industrial Park Blvd, Montgomery, AL 36117.

^e Andrx Pharmaceuticals 4955 Orange Dr, Davie, FL 33331.

^f Bristol-Myers Squibb Co, PO Box 4500, Princeton, NJ 08543-4500.

^g AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP, 1800 Concord Pike, Wilmington, DE 19850-5437.