Crestor Medication Information
Q&A: Can I lower my cholesterol without statins?
October 09, 2008
Expert & Community Posts
The Dos and Don'ts of Taking Prescription Cholesterol Medication
By Dr. Larry Weinrauch , Health Expert...a patient from a major problem. Related: Information about commonly prescribed... Read more »
Cholesterol-Lowering Medications Cause Pain
By Christina Lasich, MD , Health Expert...you are taking a cholesterol-lower medication like Crestor or Lipitor. Now, raise your left hand... Read more »
Statins for everyone?
By Dr. Bill Quick , Health Expert...giving one of the statins (rosuvastatin, brand name Crestor) to people with normal cholesterol... Read more »
Curing Diabetes
By David Mendosa , Health Expert...normal blood pressure, no complications, no diabetes drugs). While it doesn't look like I have... Read more »
Health Guide
Peripheral Artery Disease and Intermittent Claudication: Reducing Heart Risk Factors
...(Mevacor)Pravastatin (Pravachol)Simvastatin (Zocor)Fluvastatin (Lescol)Atorvastatin (Lipitor)Rosuvastatin (Crestor) Statins reduce the risk of heart attack and stroke. Evidence now strongly... Read more »Heart Attack and Acute Coronary Syndrome: Medications
...pravastatin (Pravachol), simvastatin (Zocor), fluvastatin (Lescol), atorvastatin (Lipitor), and rosuvastatin (Crestor). A major analysis of over 200 studies found that statins reduced the risk for... Read more »Cholesterol Treatment and Drugs
...progression of atherosclerosis.An important 2006 study found that aggressive treatment with rosuvastatin (Crestor):Helped lower LDL to below guideline levelsModerately increased HDL levelsReduced... Read more »Coronary Artery Disease: Other Medications
...pravastatin (Pravachol), simvastatin (Zocor), fluvastatin (Lescol), atorvastatin (Lipitor), and rosuvastatin (Crestor). A major analysis of over 200 studies found that statins reduced the risk for... Read more »Stroke Prevention
...pravastatin (Pravachol), simvastatin (Zocor), fluvastatin (Lescol), atorvastatin (Lipitor), and rosuvastatin (Crestor). Research increasingly suggests that lowering LDL levels as much as possible... Read more »Images
Medications
Rosuvastatin is an enzyme blocker (HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor), also known as a "statin." It... Read more »
...or pharmacist may already be aware of any possible drug interactions and may be monitoring you... Read more »
...medication do not have serious side effects. This drug may infrequently cause muscle problems... Read more »
...(triglycerides) and cholesterol in the blood. This drug is usually prescribed after non-drug... Read more »
Rosuvastatin is an enzyme blocker (HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor), also known as a "statin." It is... Read more »
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