Crestor Information
What is Crestor?
Crestor® (rosuvastatin) is a statin drug used to lower cholesterol by inhibiting production of an enzyme in the liver, much like the recalled drug Baycol. Crestor is uniquely distinguished from the other five statins on the market because of its potential for kidney toxicity. During clinical trials, patients taking the 80 mg dose of Crestor began to show signs of muscle weakness, early symptoms of rhabdomyolysis, and kidney damage, and the 80 mg dose was discontinued.
- Crestor Side Effects Double Those of Other Statins
- A new analysis of post-marketing safety reports suggests that patients using Crestor (rosuvastatin) are more likely to develop serious side effects than patients taking Lipitor (atorvastatin), Zocor (simvastatin), or Pravachol (pravastatin).
- Crestor Should be Used as Last Resort
- FDA Official and UK Medicine Regulators Expressed Worries Over Crestor. In the US, the FDA's Dr. David Graham cautions that AstraZeneca's cholesterol-lowering drug Crestor should only be used after all other alternatives have failed.
- Crestor May Harm Kidneys
- Crestor is linked to increased incidences of rhabdomyolysis and the rate of kidney damage in Crestor patients is 75 times higher than in patients taking other cholesterol drugs.
- Crestor Should be Taken Off the Market
- Public Citizen Letter in Lancet Journal Warns that Crestor is Dangerous
- Crestor Dear Doctor Letter Sent to UK Doctors
- New rhabdomyolysis cases prompt AstraZeneca to caution doctors to prescribe lowest dose of Crestor initially.
- Crestor Warning
- ADVISORY - Health Canada Advising Canadians About a Possible Association Between Crestor and Rhabdomyolysis
- Free Crestor Case Evaluation
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