Table 5. Cost Comparison of the Recommended Starting Doses of the HMG-CoA RIs23-25
  Cost Per Tablet Cost Per 30 Tablets
Crestor® Rosuvastatin 10 mg $2.67 $80.00
Lipitor® Atorvastatin 10 mg $2.33 $70.00
Zocor® Simvastatin 20 mg $4.00 $120.00
Mevacor®/ Lovastatin* 20 mg $2.50 / $1.50 $75.00 / $45.00
Pravachol® Pravastatin 40 mg $4.16 $125.00
Lescol® Fluvastatin 40 mg $2.00 $60.00
Lescol XL® Fluvastatin 80 mg $2.33 $70.00

*Available generically

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