Most people don’t know it, but the base for all the statin drugs was actually discovered in red-yeast rice.
In other words, statin drugs are naturally occurring substances.
I think the FDA banned imports of red yeast rice IF the concentration of the substance in question was above a certain limit, so most red yeast rice should be non or only minimally effective compared to a scrip for one of the statins.
I will say once again, BE CAREFUL!!
I got a huge drop in cholesterol using red yeast rice and flax seed oil. But I quit the red yeast rice because I don’t like statins. Same drawbacks apply regardless of using it or prescription statins.