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Hyperlipidemia - med
Medications
| Brand Name | Generic Name | Dosage Form | Usual Daily Dose | Maximum Daily Dose | Drug Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Questran | Cholestyramine | Bulk Powder - 4g packets | 8g TID | 32g | Bile Acid Resin |
| Cholybar | Cholestyramine | 4g resin per bar | 8g TID | 32g | Bile Acid Resin |
| Colestid | Colestipol HCl | Bulk Powder - 5g packets | 10g BID | 30g | Bile Acid Resin |
| Welchol | Colesevelam | 625mg tablet | 1875mg BID | 4375mg | Bile Acid Resin |
| Niacin | Nicotinic Acid | 50 - 100 - 250 - 500mg tablets and 125 - 250 - 500mg capsules | 2g TID | 9g | |
| Niaspan | Niacin ER | 500 - 750 - 1000mg tablets | 500mg | 2000mg | |
| Advicor | Niacin ER + Lovastatin | 20mg lovastatin + (500 - 750 - or 1000mg Niacin ER) | 500mg / 20mg | 1000mg / 20mg | |
| Tricor | Fenofibrate | 67 - 134 - 200mg microcapsules and 54 - 160mg tablets | 54mg or 67mg | 201mg | Fibric Acid |
| Lopid | Gemfibrozil | 300mg capsules | 600mg BID | 1.5g | Fibric Acid |
| Mevacor | Lovatatin | 20 and 40mg tablets | 20 to 40mg | 80mg | HMG-CoA Reductase Inhibitor |
| Pavachol | Pavastatin | 10 and 20mg tablets | 10 to 20mg | 40mg | HMG-CoA Reductase Inhibitor |
| Zocor | Simvastatin | 5 - 10 - 20 - 40 - 80mg tablets | 10 to 20mg | 80mg | HMG-CoA Reductase Inhibitor |
| Lipitor | Atorvastatin | 10mg tablets | 10mg | 80mg | HMG-CoA Reductase Inhibitor |
| Crestor | Rosuvastatin | 5 and 10mg tablets | 5mg | 40mg | HMG-CoA Reductase Inhibitor |
| Zetia | Ezetimibe | 10mg tablets | 10mg | 10mg | |
| Vytorin | Simvastatin + Ezetimibe | 10mg ezetimibe + (10 - 20 - or 40mg simvastatin) | 20mg/10mg | 40mg/10mg |