Atorvastatin (Lipitor)

Lovastatin (Mevacor)

Simvastatin (Zocor)

Avoid lovastatin and simvastatin^11,21,22

Use caution when exceeding 20 mg per day of atorvastatin²³

Do not exceed 20 mg per day of lovastatin or 10 mg per day of simvastatin^{11,17,18,22,24}

Do not exceed 40 mg per day of lovastatin or 20 mg per day of simvastatin^{11,17,18,22,24,25}

Avoid atorvastatin, lovastatin, and simvastatin^11,22,26

All statins

Do not exceed 10 mg per day of atorvastatin, 20 mg per day of lovastatin, or 5 mg per day of rosuvastatin (Crestor)^22,27,28

Use caution with fluvastatin (Lescol)²⁹

Avoid pitavastatin (Livalo)³⁰ and pravastatin (Pravachol)²⁷

Atorvastatin

Lovastatin

Pitavastatin

Simvastatin

Avoid lovastatin and simvastatin^{11,17,18,22,24,25}

Do not exceed 1 mg per day of pitavastatin³⁰

Use caution when exceeding 20 mg per day of atorvastatin^17,23,27,31

All statins

Avoid lovastatin, pitavastatin, and simvastatin^{11,17,18,22,24}

Do not exceed 20 mg per day of atorvastatin or 10 mg per day of rosuvastatin^11,23,28

Atorvastatin

Fluvastatin

Lovastatin

Simvastatin

Consider limiting atorvastatin dose^17,18,23,24

Do not exceed 40 mg per day of lovastatin or 20 mg per day of simvastatin^11,17,22,24

Use caution with fluvastatin²⁹

All statins

Avoid pravastatin unless benefits outweigh risks³²

Consider limiting atorvastatin dose

Do not exceed 10 mg per day of rosuvastatin or simvastatin^11,28,32

Do not exceed 20 mg per day of lovastatin²²

Use caution with fluvastatin²⁹ and pitavastatin³⁰

Fluvastatin

Use caution²⁹