Atorvastatin dosage and administration
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] ; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: , Pratik Bahekar, MBBS [2]
Dose range: 10 to 80 mg once daily.
Recommended start dose: 10 or 20 mg once daily.
Patients requiring large LDL-C reduction (>45%) may start at 40 mg once daily
Pediatric starting dose: 10 mg once daily; maximum recommended dose: 20 mg once daily.