Goal LDL level and dosage, cost* and efficacy of different statins
Baseline LDL level	<130 mg per dL (patients without CHD or diabetes)		<100 mg per dL (patients with CHD or diabetes)
130 to 159 mg per dL (3.35 to 4.10 mmol per L)	Cerivastatin (Baycol), one 0.3-mg tablet daily; $40 per month; lowers LDL 30%		Cerivastatin, 0.4-mg tablet daily; $40 per month; lowers LDL 36%
		or		or
	Pravastatin (Pravachol), one half of a 20-mg tablet daily; $34 per month; lowers LDL 19%		Atorvastatin (Lipitor), one half of a 20-mg tablet daily; $45 per month; lowers LDL 38%
		or		or
	Atorvastatin, one half of a 20-mg tablet daily; $45 per month; lowers LDL 38%		Atorvastatin, 10-mg tablet daily; $55 per month; lowers LDL 38%
		or		or
	Fluvastatin (Lescol), 20-mg or 40-mg tablet daily; $40 per month; lowers LDL 17% to 23%		Simvastatin (Zocor), one half of a 40-mg tablet daily; $57 per month; lowers LDL 35%
160 to 189 mg per dL (4.15 to 4.90 mmol per L)	Cerivastatin, 0.4-mg tablet daily; $40 per month; lowers LDL 36%		Atorvastatin, one half of a 40-mg tablet daily; $53 per month; lowers LDL 46%
		or		or
	Atorvastatin, one half of a 20-mg tablet daily; $45 per month; lowers LDL 38%		Simvastatin, one half of an 80-mg tablet daily; $57 per month; lowers LDL 40%
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	Atorvastatin, 10-mg tablet daily; $55 per month; lowers LDL 38%		Atorvastatin, 20-mg tablet daily; $90 per month; lowers LDL 46%
		or		or
	Simvastatin, one half of a 40-mg tablet daily; $57 per month; lowers LDL 35%		Pravastatin, two 40-mg tablets daily; $224 per month; lowers LDL 40%
		or
	Simvastatin, 20-mg tablet daily; $114 per month; lowers LDL 35%
190 mg per dL (4.90 mmol per L)	Atorvastatin, one half or one 40-mg tablet daily; $53 to $105 per month; lowers LDL 46% to 51%		Atorvastatin, one or two 40-mg tablets or one 80-mg tablet daily; $105 to $210 per month; lowers LDL 51% to 54%
		or		or
	Simvastatin, one half to one 80-mg tablet daily; $57 to $114 per month; lowers LDL 40% to 48%		Simvastatin, 80-mg tablet daily; $114 per month; lowers LDL 48%