Dosages
Side effects in children
Warnings & precautions in children
Contra-indications in children

Interactions
PK
Renal impairment
References

Atorvastatin

Generic name
Atorvastatin
Brand name
ATC Code
C10AA05

Pharmacokinetics in children

Apparent oral clearance of atorvastatin in paediatric subjects appeared similar to adults when scaled allometrically by body weight.(SPC Lipitor)

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dose recommendation of formulary compared to licensed use (on-label versus off-label)

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Available formulations

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Dosages

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  • Oral
    • 6 years up to 10 years
      • 5 mg/day in 1 dose. Max: 80 mg/day. Depending on the effect and tolerance, the dose can be increased to 80 mg/day..
    • 10 years up to 18 years
      • 10 mg/day in 1 dose. Max: 80 mg/day. Depending on the effect and tolerance, the dose can be increased to 80 mg/day..

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Renal impaiment in children > 3 months

GFR ≥10 ml/min/1.73m2: Dose adjustment not required.

GFR <10 ml/min/1.73m2: A general recommendation on dose adjustment cannot be provided.

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Side effects in children

Paediatric patients aged from 10 to 17 years of age treated with atorvastatin had an adverse experience profile generally similar to that of patients treated with placebo, the most common adverse experiences observed in both groups, regardless of causality assessment, were infections. No clinically significant effect on growth and sexual maturation was observed. (SPC Lipitor)

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Contra-indications

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Warnings & precautions

No information available on specific warnings and precautions in children.

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Interactions

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HMG CoA reductase inhibitors
C10AA03
C10AA07
C10AA01
Bile acid sequestrants
C10AC01
Other lipid modifying agents
C10AX09

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Reference

  1. Pfizer BV, SPC Lipitor (RVG 21081) 13-11-2016, www.cbg-meb.nl

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Changes

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