Table 2.5.

Intensity of the lipid-lowering treatment

	Low	Moderate	High
Expected LDL-c reduction with daily dose, %	< 30	30-50	≥ 50
Examples, daily doses in mg	Lovastatin 20 Simvastatin 10 Pravastatin 10-20 Fluvastatin 20-40 Pitavastatin 1	Lovastatin 40 Simvastatin 20-40 Pravastatin 40-80 Fluvastatin 80 Pitavastatin 2-4 Atorvastatin 10-20 Rosuvastatin 5-10	Atorvastatin 40-80 Rosuvastatin 20-40 Simvastatin 40/ Ezetimibe 10

Note: the use of Ezetimibe alone reduces LDL-c in 18-20%. LDL-c: low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol. Adapted from the Updated Brazilian Guideline for Dyslipidemia and Atherosclerosis Prevention.⁷