Crestor Side Effects
Experts: Statins safe for users, effective against heart disease
October 03, 2008
Expert & Community Posts
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 »
Hypertriglyceridemia: Drug Treatment
By Dr. Kang , Health Expert...TGs. Statins such as lipitor, zocor, pravachol, crestor, and mevacor are some of the most... Read more »
The Dos and Don'ts of Taking Prescription Cholesterol Medication
By Dr. Larry Weinrauch , Health Expert...instructions, reasons for use, and possible side effects to the patient are perfectly clear. The... 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 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
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 »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 »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 »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 »
Medications
Rosuvastatin is an enzyme blocker (HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor), also known as a "statin." It... Read more »
Rosuvastatin is an enzyme blocker (HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor), also known as a "statin." It is... Read more »
...- ORAL Pronounced: (roe-SUE-vuh-stah-tin) Side Effects Remember that your doctor has... Read more »
...because this may increase your risk of serious side effects. Your doctor should prescribe... Read more »
...periodically to monitor your progress or check for side effects. Consult your doctor for more... Read more »
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