Background: Statins are generally well tolerated, but some patients discontinue therapy secondary to adverse effects. Dosing a statin (rosuvastatin) every other day (EOD) may provide significant ...

They work by lowering "bad" cholesterol and, by doing so, reduce the risk of heart attack and stroke. The drugs can be prescribed at different strengths, categorized as low-dose, moderate-dose ...

The higher the intensity, the greater the percentage the statin can lower LDL. Lipitor is available in higher-intensity doses than Zocor, which is available in low-intensity and moderate-intensity ...

The chart review included patients taking a variety of statins, whereas all patients in the interventional studies received either low- or medium-dose rosuvastatin or fluvastatin 80 mg.