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Crestor

Price watch: Crestor

October 02, 2008
A comparison of current prices for Crestor via online pharmacies. Read more »

Expert & Community Posts

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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 »

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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 »

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The Dos and Don'ts of Taking Prescription Cholesterol Medication
By Dr. Larry Weinrauch , Health Expert

What is the best way to take my pills?   This question is at the root of more confusion than any... Read more »

Health Guide

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 »
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 »
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 »
Gallstones and Gallbladder Disease: Prevention
...pravastatin (Pravachol), simvastatin (Zocor), fluvastatin (Lescol), atorvastatin (Lipitor), and rosuvastatin (Crestor). Most evidence, however, has found no protection even from these agents.... Read more »

Medications

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Rosuvastatin is an enzyme blocker (HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor), also known as a "statin." It... Read more »

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Rosuvastatin is an enzyme blocker (HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor), also known as a "statin." It is... Read more »

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Rosuvastatin is an enzyme blocker (HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor), also known as a "statin." It is... Read more »

Znc07511_105801_5

Rosuvastatin is an enzyme blocker (HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor), also known as a "statin." It... Read more »

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Rosuvastatin is an enzyme blocker (HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor), also known as a "statin." It is... Read more »

Related News

Price check: Crestor 40 mg
October 02, 2008

A comparison of current prices for Crestor via online drug distributors. Read summary »

Free trial: Crestor 5 mg and 10 mg
October 02, 2008

AstraZeneca is offering a voucher for a free 15-day trial of Crestor. Restrictions apply. Read summary »

Study: Vytorin more effective than Crestor alone
October 02, 2008

A new study at Rush University Medical Center has found that Vytorin is better at lowering LDL ("bad") cholesterol than Crestor. Vytorin, a... Read summary »

Crestor+Zetia better than Crestor alone for high-risk patients
October 02, 2008

A recent study has shown that a combination of Crestor and Zetia (ezetimibe) helps high-risk patients lower their cholesterol levels better than... Read summary »

High doses of Crestor may reverse heart disease
October 02, 2008

A study by Cleveland Clinic researchers has found that two-thirds of patients taking the maximum dose of Crestor experienced a reduction in arterial... Read summary »