Crestor Medication
Two studies show Crestor's effectiveness against heart disease
October 03, 2008
Expert & Community Posts
The Dos and Don'ts of Taking Prescription Cholesterol Medication
By Dr. Larry Weinrauch , Health Expert...medication. Read "The Demise of a New Cholesterol Drug." Read more »
The JUPITER Study: Should everybody take Crestor?
By Dr. William Davis , Health Expert...reduction in heart attacks with the cholesterol drug, Crestor®. The study has received gushing... 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 »
What’s Coming for Heart Health in 2009
By Dr. William Davis , Health Expert...showed 54% reduction in heart attack with the drug, Crestor®, 20 mg per day. However, I believe... Read more »
The JUPITER Trial
By Gretchen Becker , Health Expert...cardiovascular deaths, when they took 20 mg of the statin Crestor. Reactions have ranged from... Read more »
Health Guide
Coronary Artery Disease: Highlights
...suggests a study in the Journal of the American Medical Association. The study found that rosuvastatin (Crestor) reduced fatty build-up in clogged arteries. Future research will determine if other... Read more »High Cholesterol: Highlights
...suggests a study in the Journal of the American Medical Association. The study found that rosuvastatin (Crestor) not only significantly reduces LDL levels but also lowers fatty build-up in clogged... Read more »Lowering Cholesterol for Patients
...atorvastatin (Lipitor), fluvastatin (Lescol), lovastatin (Mevacor), pravastatin (Pravachol), rosuvastatin (Crestor) and simvastatin (Zocor). The voluntary withdrawal of cerivastatin (Baycol), a... Read more »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 »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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Analysis: If statins like Crestor, Lipitor and Zocor work, why diet?
October 02, 2008Does taking medications like Lipitor, Crestor, or Zocor mean that people whose high cholesterol is controlled by these drugs can eat anything they... Read summary »
Price check: Crestor 40 mg
October 02, 2008A comparison of current prices for Crestor via online drug distributors. Read summary »
Consumer Reports identifies dangerous drugs
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Statins, anti-inflammatory meds useful against Alzheimer's
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TriLipix, Crestor combo better at improving heart risks: study
March 31, 2009A new study has found that patients who take a combination of the cholesterol drugs TriLipix and Crestor improve their heart risk factors more than... Read summary »
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