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Lipitor, Crestor makers join three other drug companies in swallowing "Bitter Pill" award
October 02, 2008
Expert & Community Posts
The Dos and Don'ts of Taking Prescription Cholesterol Medication
By Dr. Larry Weinrauch , Health ExpertWhat is the best way to take my pills? This question is at the root of more confusion... 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 »
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... Read more »
JUPITER to Earth: It's the Calcium Score Stupid!
By HeartHawk , Health Expert...treatment (in this case 20 mg of rosuvastatin or Crestor) in healthy individuals with low... Read more »
Hypertriglyceridemia: Drug Treatment
By Dr. Kang , Health Expert...Statins such as lipitor , zocor , pravachol , crestor , and mevacor are some of the most... Read more »
Health Guide
Lowering Cholesterol for Patients
...atorvastatin (Lipitor), fluvastatin (Lescol), lovastatin (Mevacor), pravastatin (Pravachol), rosuvastatin (Crestor) and simvastatin (Zocor). The voluntary withdrawal of cerivastatin... Read more »Bipolar Depression: What are the treatments and drugs used to treat bipolar disorder?
Bipolar disorder treatment includes medication and non-drug therapy. The good news is that most patients respond to treatment and are able to control their illness. Psychotherapy helps patients... Read more »What are the treatments and drugs used to treat GERD?
...Antacid therapy: Alka-Seltzer, Maalox, Mylanta, Pepto-Bismol, Rolaids, Riopan, and Tums are the first drugs recommended to relieve heartburn and other mild GERD symptoms. These are... Read more »What are the treatments and drugs used to treat Alzheimer's disease?
...treat specific Alzheimer's disease symptoms. An example of an Alzheimer's medication is the class of drugs known as cholinesterase inhibitors. This class of Alzheimer's drug is approved for the... Read more »Migraine Issues: How is migraine treated?
Migraine headache is treated by migraine prevention strategies and symptom alleviation. Many migraine sufferers rely on both preventive and abortive medications to stop the headache process. ... Read more »Images
Medications
Rosuvastatin is an enzyme blocker (HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor), also known as a "statin." It... Read more »
Rosuvastatin is used along with a proper diet to help lower "bad" cholesterol (LDL) and fats... Read more »
Rosuvastatin is an enzyme blocker (HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor), also known as a "statin." It is... Read more »
Rosuvastatin is an enzyme blocker (HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor), also known as a "statin." It is... Read more »
Rosuvastatin is an enzyme blocker (HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor), also known as a "statin." It is... Read more »
Related News
Study: Crestor best at boosting good cholesterol
October 02, 2008A new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association has found that Crestor is better than some other statins at increasing good... Read summary »
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 »
Crestor reduces risk of heart problems in the elderly, maker says
January 05, 2010Drugmaker AstraZenaca is reporting that its cholesterol-lowering medication Crestor cuts the risk of heart attacks, angioplasty, strokes, and death... Read summary »
Two studies show Crestor's effectiveness against heart disease
October 03, 2008Two new studies have demonstrated the cholesterol-lowering drug Crestor's effectiveness in fighting heart disease. In the first study, Crestor's... Read summary »
Consumer Reports identifies dangerous drugs
October 02, 2008Consumer Reports included Crestor, along with asthma drug Serevent and arthritis medication Celebrex, in an article warning against drugs with... Read summary »
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