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What Is Crestor
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 combination of Zocor and Zetia, lowered LDL cholesterol
by 56 percent in the study, compared to Crestor's LDL reduction of
52 percent. Crestor's maker responded to the study by pointing to
clinical trial results that showed that when Crestor was combined
with Zetia, patients' LDL numbers were reduced by 70 percent.
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Expert & Community Posts
By Dr. William Davis
,
Health Expert
...reduction in heart attacks with the cholesterol drug, Crestor®. The study has received gushing...
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Health Guide
...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...
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...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...
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...atorvastatin (Lipitor), fluvastatin (Lescol), lovastatin (Mevacor), pravastatin (Pravachol), rosuvastatin (
Crestor) and simvastatin (Zocor). The voluntary withdrawal of cerivastatin (Baycol), a...
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...(Mevacor)Pravastatin (Pravachol)Simvastatin (Zocor)Fluvastatin (Lescol)Atorvastatin (Lipitor)Rosuvastatin (
Crestor) Statins reduce the risk of heart attack and stroke. Evidence now strongly...
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...pravastatin (Pravachol), simvastatin (Zocor), fluvastatin (Lescol), atorvastatin (Lipitor), and rosuvastatin (
Crestor). Most evidence, however, has found no protection even from these agents....
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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 »
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... Read more »
Rosuvastatin is an enzyme blocker (HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor), also known as a "statin." It is... Read more »
Related News
October 02, 2008
A comparison of current prices for Crestor via online pharmacies.
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October 02, 2008
A comparison of current prices for Crestor via online drug distributors.
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October 02, 2008
AstraZeneca is offering a voucher for a free 15-day trial of Crestor. Restrictions apply.
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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...
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October 02, 2008
The Food and Drug Administration has approved the inclusion of claims on Vytorin's new label that Vytorin is better at lowering "bad" cholesterol...
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