Table 2 Table 2 Approximate equivalent doses to simvastatin 40 mg daily (in terms of LDL cholesterol lowering effect) of various other statins
Statin regimenAbsolute (%) reduction in LDL cholesterol in mmol/l*
Simvastatin 40 mg daily1.8 (37)
Rosuvastatin 5 mg daily1.8 (38)
Atorvastatin 10 mg daily1.8 (37)
Lovastatin 40 mg daily1.8 (37)
Fluvastatin 80 mg daily1.6 (33)
Pravastatin 80 mg daily1.6 (33)

  • Prepared using data from Law et al.29

  • *Standardised to pre-treatment serum LDL cholesterol concentration of 4.8 mmol/l.