Switching to Rosuvastatin Versus Adding Ezetimibe to Atorvastatin Versus Doubling the Dose of Atorvastatin in Patients With Hypercholesterolemia and Risk Factors (P03708)

Summary

This study assesses whether adding ezetimibe 10 mg/d to ongoing treatment with atorvastatin 10 mg/d is more effective than switching the subject to treatment with rosuvastatin 10 mg/d or doubling the dose of atorvastatin to 20 mg/d is more effective in achieving goal LDL-cholesterol of \<2.5 mmol/L. Treatment phase is 6 weeks.

Timeline

Start

2004-09-01

Primary completion

2005-06-01

Completion

2005-06-01

Drugs

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