Fluvastatindosage
24 HR fluvastatin 80 MG Extended Release Oral Tablet
Dosage and administration
Fluvastatin sodium extended-release tablets can be taken with or without food and may be taken at any time of the day. Do not break, crush or chew fluvastatin sodium extended-release tablets prior to administration.
Adults: The recommended starting dose is 80 mg (administered as one 80 mg fluvastatin sodium extended-release tablet once daily).
Children: The recommended dose is 80 mg once daily in pediatric patients 10 years of age and older who require 80 mg of fluvastatin. Fluvastatin sodium extended-release tablets are not recommended for dosage initiation in pediatric patients because the recommended starting dosage cannot be achieved with the available strength of 80 mg.
2.1 Important
Dosage Information Take fluvastatin sodium extended-release tablets orally once daily as a single dose, with or without food. Do not break, crush, or chew fluvastatin sodium extended-release tablets. Fluvastatin sodium extended-release tablet is only available as an 80 mg tablet. Fluvastatin sodium extended-release tablets cannot be titrated. For patients that require a high-intensity statin or are unable to achieve their LDL-C goal receiving fluvastatin sodium extended-release tablets 80 mg daily, prescribe alternative LDL-C-lowering treatment. Assess LDL-C when clinically appropriate, as early as 4 weeks after initiating fluvastatin sodium extended-release tablets.
2.2 Recommended
Dosage in Adult Patients The recommended dosage for fluvastatin sodium extended-release tablets is 80 mg once daily.
2.3 Recommended
Dosage in Pediatric Patients Aged 10 Years of Age and Older with HeFH Fluvastatin sodium extended-release tablets are not recommended for dosage initiation in pediatric patients because the recommended starting dosage cannot be achieved with the available strength of 80 mg. Recommend use of another fluvastatin product to initiate dosing in pediatric patients. The recommended dosage of fluvastatin sodium extended-release tablets is 80 mg once daily in pediatric patients 10 years of age and older who require 80 mg of fluvastatin.
Text above is quoted in full from the FDA-approved drug label published by openFDA, effective March 18, 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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