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The following doses have been studied in scientific research:
ADULT
BY MOUTH:
- High levels of cholesterol or other fats (lipids) in the blood (hyperlipidemia): 1200 mg to 2400 mg of red yeast rice once or twice daily for up to 24 weeks. Only products containing chemicals like the prescription "statin" cholesterol drugs have been shown to lower cholesterol levels. Many of these products provide approximately 5-10 mg of the statin drug called lovastatin and may contain other ingredients. These products have included Cholestin (non-US, Pharmanex), Xuezhikang (Beijing WBL Peking University Biotech Co.), HypoCol (AsiaPharm Biotech), Zhibituo, and Red Yeast Rice (Sylvan Bioproducts). Red yeast rice products containing statins are considered illegal in the U.S.
- Abnormal levels of blood fats in people with HIV/AIDS: 1200 mg of a specific red yeast rice formulation (Cholestin, Pharmanex LLC) twice daily for 8 weeks.
- Heart disease: A specific product (Xuezhikang, Beijing Peking University WBL Biotech Co., Ltd.) containing 1200 mg of red yeast rice extract daily for about 4.5 years. *
