Table 2 Dose of statin by subtype based on the initial prescription
Statin subtype | Mean (SD) | |
|---|---|---|
DDD of statin per prescription | Cumulative DDD of statin per prescription | |
Total (5273) | 0.667 (0.25) | 11.58 (86.99) |
Atorvastatin (1071) | 0.61 (0.27) | 13.09 (33.66) |
Fluvastatin (59) | 1.15 (0.31) | 8.83 (12.79) |
Lovastatin (771) | 0.444 (0) | 4.19 (5.71) |
Pitavastatin (27) | 1 (0) | 13.41 (19.3) |
Pravastatin (391) | 0.61 (0.43) | 6.32 (11.48) |
Rosuvastatin (243) | 1.03 (0.2) | 10.84 (15.22) |
Simvastatin (2711) | 0.71 (0.19) | 13.95 (119.13) |