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atorvastatin 4 MG/ML Oral Suspension [Atorvaliq]
Dosage and administration
Take orally once daily, only on an empty stomach.
Assess LDL-C when clinically appropriate, as early as 4 weeks after initiating ATORVALIQ, and adjust dosage if necessary.
Adults: o Recommended starting dosage is 10 or 20 mg once daily; dosage range is 10 mg to 80 mg once daily. o Patients requiring LDL-C reduction >45% may start at 40 mg once daily.
Pediatric Patients Aged 10 Years of Age and Older with HeFH: Recommended starting dosage is 10 mg once daily; dosage range is 10 to 20 mg once daily.
Pediatric Patients Aged 10 Years of Age and Older with HoFH: Recommended starting dosage is 10 to 20 mg once daily; dosage range is 10 to 80 mg once daily.
See full prescribing information for ATORVALIQ dosage modifications due to drug interactions.
2.1 Important
Dosage and Administration Information
Measure the ATORVALIQ dose using a calibrated oral syringe or other oral dosing device scored using metric units of measurements (i.e., mL).
Take ATORVALIQ orally once daily at any time of day, only on an empty stomach (1 hour before or 2 hours after a meal).
Advise patients to take a missed dose as soon as possible. If the dose was missed by more than 12 hours, patients should not take the missed dose and resume with the next scheduled dose.
Assess LDL-C when clinically appropriate, as early as 4 weeks after initiating ATORVALIQ, and adjust the dosage if necessary.
2.2 Recommended
Dosage in Adult Patients The recommended starting dose of ATORVALIQ is 10 mg to 20 mg once daily. The dosage range is 10 mg to 80 mg once daily. Patients who require reduction in LDL-C greater than 45% may be started at 40 mg once daily.
2.3 Recommended
Dosage in Pediatric Patients 10 Years of Age and Older with HeFH The recommended starting dosage of ATORVALIQ is 10 mg once daily. The dosage range is 10 mg to 20 mg once daily.
2.4 Recommended
Dosage in Pediatric Patients 10 Years of Age and Older with HoFH The recommended starting dosage of ATORVALIQ is 10 mg to 20 mg once daily. The dosage range is 10 mg to 80 mg once daily.
2.5 Dosage Modifications
Due to Drug Interactions Concomitant use of ATORVALIQ with the following drugs requires dosage modification of ATORVALIQ. Anti-Viral Medications
In patients taking saquinavir plus ritonavir, darunavir plus ritonavir, fosamprenavir, fosamprenavir plus ritonavir, elbasvir plus grazoprevir or letermovir, do not exceed ATORVALIQ 20 mg once daily.
In patients taking nelfinavir, do not exceed ATORVALIQ 40 mg once daily. Select Azole Antifungals or Macrolide Antibiotics
In patients taking clarithromycin or itraconazole, do not exceed ATORVALIQ 20 mg once daily. For additional recommendations regarding concomitant use of ATORVALIQ with other anti-viral medications, azole antifungals or macrolide antibiotics,.
Text above is quoted in full from the FDA-approved drug label published by openFDA, effective April 27, 2024. Matched to this product by ingredient name rather than by code, so it may describe a different manufacturer’s version of the same drug. Cross-references to other sections of the full prescribing information have been removed, since they point to a document not shown here. Nothing else is changed: no sentence is shortened, reworded or summarised.
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