Pitavastatindosage
pitavastatin calcium 2 MG Oral Tablet [Livalo]
Dosage and administration
Take orally once daily with or without food at the same time each day. For patients requiring a high-intensity statin or are unable to achieve their LDL-C goal receiving LIVALO 4 mg daily, prescribe alternative LDL-C-lowering treatment. Assess LDL-C when clinically appropriate, as early as 4 weeks after initiation of LIVALO, and adjust the dosage if necessary. Recommended dosage is 2 mg to 4 mg once daily. Maximum recommended dosage is 4 mg once daily. Recommended starting dosage for patients with moderate and severe renal impairment and end-stage renal disease on hemodialysis is 1 mg once daily. Maximum recommended dosage is 2 mg once daily. See full prescribing information for LIVALO dosage modifications due to drug interactions.
2.1 Important
Dosage and Administration Information Take LIVALO orally once daily with or without food at the same time each day. For patients that require a high-intensity statin or are unable to achieve their LDL-C goal receiving LIVALO 4 mg daily, prescribe alternative LDL-C-lowering treatment. Assess LDL-C when clinically appropriate, as early as 4 weeks after initiating LIVALO, and adjust the dosage if necessary.
2.2 Recommended
Dosage for Adults and Pediatric Patients Aged 8 Years and Older The recommended dosage range of LIVALO is 2 mg to 4 mg daily. The maximum recommended dosage is LIVALO 4 mg once daily.
2.3 Recommended
Dosage in Patients with Renal Impairment The recommended starting dosage for patients with moderate and severe renal impairment (estimated glomerular filtration rate 30 – 59 mL/minute/1.73 m 2 and 15 – 29 mL/minute/1.73 m 2, respectively) and patients with end-stage renal disease receiving hemodialysis is LIVALO 1 mg once daily. The maximum recommended dose for these patients is LIVALO 2 mg once daily. There are no dosage adjustment recommendations for patients with mild renal impairment.
2.4 Dosage Modifications
Due to Drug Interactions In patients taking erythromycin, do not exceed LIVALO 1 mg once daily. In patients taking rifampin, do not exceed LIVALO 2 mg once daily.
Text above is quoted in full from the FDA-approved drug label published by openFDA, effective March 31, 2026. Matched to this product by RxNorm code. 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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