In
issue 1343, the usual decrease in LDL-cholesterol with pitavastatin
(Livalo) in the table on page 58 should have been 35-40% with 2 mg and 40-45% with 4 mg. Also, in the paragraph on Dosage and Administration, the definition of moderately decreased renal function should have been 30-<60 mL/min/1.73 m
2.
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Title: Correction: Pitavastatin (Livalo) - The Seventh Statin
Publication: The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics
Issue #: 1344
Article Code: 1344d
Date: August 9, 2010
Volume: 52
Page: 64
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