Crestor Side Effects
Crestor | rosuvastatin side effects and adverse reactions include:
- Headache
- Muscle pain and weakness
- Abdominal pain
- Rhabdomyolysis
- Renal failure
- Diarrhea
- Muscle damage
Warnings & Recalls for Crestor
- As with every medication, it is important for your doctor to know your complete medical history before prescribing Crestor. This helps to limit the possibility of sometimes severe and life-threatening adverse reactions.
- Crestor | rosuvastatin is contraindicated in pregnant women. Crestor may harm unborn fetuses. Tell your doctor if you are pregnant, think you may be pregnant, or plan on becoming pregnant before beginning treatment with Crestor for cholesterol.
- Alcohol consumption should be limited when taking Crestor as it may increase your risk for liver ailments.
- In a Public Health Advisory for Crestor (rosuvastatin), the FDA indicated that Asians were at an increased risk of severe muscle damage from taking the drug.
Crestor Treatment and Use
Crestor | Rosuvastatin is a member of the statin family of drugs used to reduce the amount of cholesterol and other fats in the bloodstream as well as prevent cardiovascular disease. It was developed by the Japanese pharmaceutical company Shionogi & Company, Limited and is marketed in the United States by AstraZeneca and in India by Abbott Healthcare Pvt. Ltd as “R2.”
Crestor for cholesterol should be a part of a comprehensive set of lifestyle changes aimed at increasing the overall level of health in patients being treated with this medication. Therefore, diet and exercise modifications are usually recommended along with Crestor.
Crestor | Rosuvastatin comes in tablet form to be taken by mouth once daily with or without food. Your doctor may decide to increase your dose at 2 to 4 week intervals. It is important that you take the cholesterol drug Crestor at around the same time daily to maintain a steady amount of the drug in your system.
Be sure to take Crestor exactly as prescribed by your doctor and if you have any questions about taking this medication, please be sure to ask your health care provider.
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Author:
Lainee Hooks
Posted on May 9, 2012
