The usual initial dose is 10 to 20 mg of Atorvastatin once daily; an initial dose of 40 mg daily may be used in patients who require large reduction in LDL-cholesterol. The dose may be adjusted at intervals of 4 weeks up to a maximum of 80 mg daily.
Children and adolescents aged 10 to 17 years with heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia may be given atorvastatin in an initial dose of 10 mg once daily, adjusted according to response to a maximum of 20 mg once daily.
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