NABP Exam NAPLEX Topic 10 Question 14 Discussion

Actual exam question for NABP's North American Pharmacist Licensure Examination exam

Question #: 14
Topic #: 10

[All North American Pharmacist Licensure Examination Questions]

According to the 2013 ACC/AHA Guideline on the Treatment of Blood Cholesterol to Reduce Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Risk in Adults, which of the following medications and dosing regimens is considered moderate-intensity statin therapy?

AAtorvastatin 80 mg PO QHS

BLovastatin 20 mg PO QHS

CSimvastatin 40 mg PO QHS

DRosuvastatin 40 mg PO QHS

EAtorvastatin 20mg PO QHS

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Suggested Answer: E

Moderate-Intensity Statin Therapy: Atorvastatin 10 (20) mg, Rosuvastatin (5) 10 mg, Simvastatin 20--40 mg,

Pravastatin 40 (80) mg, Lovastatin 40 mg, Fluvastatin XL 80 mg, Fluvastatin 40 mg bid, Pitavastatin 2--4 mg

by Cristal at May 04, 2022, 04:30 AM

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