- Which statin?
- What dose?
- What side effects?
- Follow up
The following chart, taken from NICE CKS, shows the intensity of statins at different doses. The percentages refer to the predicted drop in LDL Cholesterol:
| High intensity
(above 40%) |
Medium intensity
(31–40%) |
Low intensity
(20–30%) |
| Atorvastatin |
| 20 mg (43%) |
10 mg (37%) |
|
| 40 mg (49%) |
|
|
| 80 mg (55%) |
|
|
| Simvastatin |
| 80 mg (42%) |
20 mg (32%) |
10 mg (27%) |
|
40 mg (37%) |
|
| Pravastatin |
|
|
10 mg (20%) |
|
|
20 mg (24%) |
|
|
40 mg (29%) |
| Fluvastatin |
|
80 mg (33%) |
20 mg (21%) |
|
|
40 mg (27%) |
| Rosuvastatin |
| 10 mg (43%) |
5 mg (38%) |
|
| 20 mg (48%) |
|
|
| 40 mg (53%) |
|
|
| Adapted from: [NICE, 2016a] |