Figure 7. The efficacy of various lipid lowering agents for LDL Lowering. The ACC/AHA 2013 cholesterol guidelines define High intensity statin as Atorvastatin 40-80 mg or Rosuvastatin 20-40 mg. The guidelines define moderate intensity statin as- Atorvastatin 10-20 mg , Rosuvastatin 5-10 mg ,Pitavastatin 2-4 mg and simvastatin 20-40 mg.