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CANADIAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY
Volume 25, Issue 2, Pages E28-E31Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/S0828-282X(09)70480-5
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Dyslipidemia; LDL cholesterol; Rosuvastatin
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- The Physicians Services Incorporated Foundation [RO4-42]
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BACKGROUND: Compared with other statins, rosuvastatin has a relatively long half-life, which may allow for the administration of this medication on an alternate day basis.OBJECTIVE: To compare the efficacy of administering rosuvastatin on a daily basis versus on an alternate day basis for the treatment of dyslipidemia.METHODS: In the present crossover study, 45 patients with documented hypercholesterolemia requiring pharmacotherapy were administered either 20 mg of rosuvastatin on alternate days or 10 mg of rosuvastatin daily for six weeks. After a four-week washout period, patients were then switched to the other regimen for another six weeks. The primary end point was the percentage reduction of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C).RESULTS: LDL-C decreased by 48.5 % versus 40.9 % with daily and alternate day dosing, respectively. This represented an additional absolute reduction of LDL-C of 7.6 % (95 % CI 1.8 % to 13.4 %, P=0.012) with the daily dosing regimen. Both dosing regimens provided similar improvements in high-density lipoprotein cholesterol and triglycerides.CONCLUSIONS: Compared with alternate day dosing, daily dosing of rosuvastatin provides a statistically significant advantage in LDL-C reduction. However, the alternate day regimen may be a viable option for those patients in whom cost is a limitation to compliance.
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