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Friday, October, 23, 2009

Drug Crestor Side Effects On Muscles

Consumer Reports identifies dangerous drugs

October 02, 2008
Consumer Reports included Crestor, along with asthma drug Serevent and arthritis medication Celebrex, in an article warning against drugs with harmful side effects. Consumers should carefully consider the muscle and kidney damage should be weighed against its benefits, says the report. 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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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 »

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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 »

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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 »

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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

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 »
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 »
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 »

Medications

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...- ORAL Pronounced: (roe-SUE-vuh-stah-tin) Side Effects Remember that your doctor has... Read more »

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...because this may increase your risk of serious side effects. Your doctor should prescribe... Read more »

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