Hyperlipidemia / heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia
Hyperlipidemia / heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia · ICD-10: E78.5
Drugs and regimens
Adult hypercholesterolaemia — 75 mg every 2 weeks or 300 mg every 4 weeks
HeFH — ≥10 years: 10–20 mg daily
Adults — start 10–20 mg daily (range 10–80)
Hypercholesterolaemia or CV risk reduction — 180 mg once daily
Hypercholesterolaemia or high CV risk — 140 mg every 2 weeks or 420 mg monthly
Hyperlipidaemia — 10 mg once daily
Primary hypercholesterolaemia or mixed dyslipidaemia — 160 mg once daily
Under 18 years
LDL lowering (≥12 y) — 284 mg, again at 3 months, then every 6 months
Hyperlipidemia — adults: 5–40 mg once daily
Heterozygous FH — 8 to <10 y: 5–10 mg
Heterozygous FH — 10–17 y: 5–20 mg
Homozygous FH — ≥7 y: 20 mg
Hyperlipidemia — adults: 20–40 mg in the evening
Heterozygous FH — ≥10 y: 10–40 mg