Table 2.
Clinical dose and pharmacokinetic effects of some statins drugs.
| Drug |
Daily Dose
(mg) |
Absorption
(%) |
Protein Binding
(%) |
Half Life
(Hour) |
Solubility |
Median
Decrease “LDL” (%) |
Median
Decrease “TG” (%) |
Median Increase “HDL”
(%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lovastatin | 20-80 | 31 | 95 | 2-3 | Lipophilic | 20-40 | 10-19 | 7-10 |
| Simvastatin | 5-80 | 60-85 | 98 | 2-3 | Lipophilic | 28-45 | 4-19 | 5-12 |
| Pravastatin | 10-40 | 35 | 40-50 | 1-3 | Hydrophilic | 20-40 | 9-15 | 12-16 |
| Fluvastatin | 20-80 | 98 | 99 | 0.5-1 | Hydrophilic | 22-24 | 7-12 | 2-4 |
| Atorvastatin | 10-80 | - | 98 | 13-15 | Lipophilic | 30-60 | 26-45 | 5-15 |