Usual Adult Dose for Hyperlipoproteinemia:
Initial dose: 5 mg to 10 mg once a day with or without food
Maintenance dose: 5 mg to 40 mg once a day with or without food
Usual Adult Dose for Hyperlipoproteinemia Type IIa (Elevated LDL):
Initial dose: 5 mg to 10 mg once a day with or without food
Maintenance dose: 5 mg to 40 mg once a day with or without food
Usual Adult Dose for Hyperlipoproteinemia Type IIb (Elevated LDL + VLDL):
Initial dose: 5 mg to 10 mg once a day with or without food
Maintenance dose: 5 mg to 40 mg once a day with or without food
Usual Adult Dose for Hyperlipoproteinemia Type IV (Elevated VLDL):
Initial dose: 5 mg to 10 mg once a day with or without food
Maintenance dose: 5 mg to 40 mg once a day with or without food
Usual Adult Dose for Atherosclerosis:
Initial dose: 5 mg to 10 mg once a day with or without food
Maintenance dose: 5 mg to 40 mg once a day with or without food
Usual Adult Dose for Homozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia:
Initial dose: 20 mg once a day with or without food
Maintenance dose: 20 mg to 40 mg once a day with or without food
Usual Adult Dose for Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease:
Initial dose: 5 mg to 10 mg once a day with or without food Maintenance dose: 5 mg to 40 mg once a day with or without food
Response to therapy should be estimated from preapheresis LDL-C levels.
Usual Geriatric Dose for Hyperlipidemia:
Initial dose: 5 mg once a day with or without food
Maintenance dose: 5 mg to 20 mg once a day with or without food
Usual Pediatric Dose for Heterozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia:
Pediatric patients 10 to 17 years of age:
Usual dose range: 5 to 20 mg orally once a day with or without food. Doses should be individualized according to the recommended goal of therapy. Adjustments should be made at intervals of 4 weeks or more.
Maximum dose: 20 mg orally once a day
 Detailed Crestor dosage information
What happens if I miss a dose?
Take the missed dose as soon as you remember. If you are more than 12 hours late, skip the missed dose. Do not take extra medicine to make up the missed dose.
What happens if I overdose?
Seek emergency medical attention or call the Poison Help line at 1-800-222-1222.
