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Brand Name: Crestor
Manufactured: APR Pharma
Active Ingradients: Rosuvastatin
Therapeutic actions: Crestor belongs to a group of medicines known as HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors. It lowers the "bad" cholesterol, and raises the "good" cholesterol when exercise and changes to diet are not enough on their own.
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| DRUGS |
FORM |
Q-TY |
PRICE |
ORDER |
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| Crestor 10mg |
Tablet |
28 |
74.12 $ |
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| Crestor 20mg |
Tablet |
28 |
106.56 $ |
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What is it used for?
Crestor is indicated as:
- adjunctive therapy to diet to reduce elevated Total-C, LDL-C, ApoB, nonHDL-C, and triglycerides and to increase HDL-C in adult patients with primary hyperlipidemia or mixed dyslipidemia. Lipid-altering agents should be used in addition to a diet restricted in saturated fat and cholesterol when response to diet and non-pharmacological interventions alone has been inadequate.
- adjunctive therapy to diet for the treatment of adult patients with hypertriglyceridemia.
- adjunctive therapy to other lipid-lowering treatments or alone if such treatments are unavailable to reduce LDL-C, Total-C, and ApoB in adult patients with homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia.
- adjunctive therapy to diet to slow the progression of atherosclerosis in adult patients as part of a treatment strategy to lower Total-C and LDL-C to target levels.
Contraindications and cautions:
You should not take Crestor if you fit any of the following situations:
• You have certain liver problems.
• You are pregnant or planning to become pregnant. Crestor may harm your unborn baby. If you become pregnant, stop taking Crestor and call your doctor.
• You are breastfeeding. It is not known if Crestor can pass into your milk and harm your baby. You should choose to either take Crestor or breastfeed, but not both.
• You are allergic to Crestor or any of its ingredients.
Side effects:
Statins are well tolerated, and serious side effects (liver problems and muscle soreness, pain, and weakness) are rare. The more common side effects of Crestor are usually mild and may go away:
• Nausea
• Headache
• Constipation
• Diarrhea
• Gas
• Upset stomach and stomach pain
• Rash
• Muscle and joint pain
Call your doctor immediately if any of the following more serious side effects occur.
• Muscle weakness, tenderness, or pain
• Nausea, vomiting, and stomach pain
• Brown or dark urine
• Tiredness
• Yellowness of the skin and whites of the eyes
• Neuropathy (numbness and tingling) affecting the hands, arms, feet, and legs
Interactions:
Crestor and certain other medications can interact, causing serious side effects. Tell your doctor about any prescription and nonprescription medications you are taking, including the following:
• Antacids
• Vitamins
• Herbal supplements
• Medication for your immune system, such as drugs prescribed following organ transplantation
• Other cholesterol medications
• Warfarin (Coumadin) (Warfarin may have an increased effect when administered with rosuvastatin.)
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