initial, 10 or 20 mg ORALLY once every evening; dose range, 5 to 40 mg ORALLY daily [3]
restrict 80 mg daily dose to patients who have taken 80 mg daily for 12 months or longer without muscle toxicity; patients unable to achieve LDL-C goal on 40 mg daily should not be increased to 80 mg daily but should receive alternative LDL-lowering therapy