Dosing With Fluvastatin

Your dosing with fluvastatin will be determined by several factors. These include your age, what you are being treated for, existing medical conditions, and your cholesterol goal. For most people, the recommended starting dosage is fluvastatin 20 mg to 80 mg per day. Your fluvastatin medication should be taken with the evening meal or right before bedtime. If you are taking two doses per day, the other dose can be taken in the morning.

 

Dosing With Fluvastatin: An Introduction

The dosage of fluvastatin (Lescol®) your healthcare provider recommends will vary depending on a number of factors, including:
 
As is always the case, do not adjust your fluvastatin dose unless your healthcare provider specifically instructs you to do so.
 

Dosing With Fluvastatin for High Cholesterol

The recommended starting dosage of fluvastatin for people with cholesterol levels 25 percent or higher than their goal is fluvastatin 40 mg once a day, fluvastatin 80 mg once a day, or fluvastatin 40 mg twice a day. For people whose need to lower cholesterol levels by less than 25 percent, the starting fluvastatin dosage may be fluvastatin 20 mg.
 
After several weeks, your healthcare provider will recommend that you return to recheck your cholesterol levels. If you have not reached your cholesterol goal at this time, he or she may choose to increase your dosage. The fluvastatin dosage can also be decreased if side effects occur. The average daily dosage for people taking fluvastatin is 20 mg to 80 mg once a day or split into two divided doses. The maximum recommended daily dose of fluvastatin is 80 mg.
 
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Written by/reviewed by: Kristi Monson, PharmD; Arthur Schoenstadt, MD
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