What is Crestor? A cholesterol-lowering drug made by AstraZeneca and in the Statin family of drugs.

What are Statin Drugs? The newest statin, Crestor (rosuvastatin) has been marketed as a "super-statin" because AstraZeneca claims it reduces LDL cholesterol to a greater degree than the other approved statin drugs.

• Crestor won was approved in August 2003 for all doses except the 80mg dosage.
• Cases of Rhabdomyolysis were seen with Crestor during drug trials with the 80mg dose.

The approval of Crestor (rosuvastatin) is controversial because it follows the recall of Bayer's Baycol (cerivastatin), which was also considered a super-statin.

In 2001, Baycol was removed from the market because it caused life-threatening side effects like Rhabdomyolysis, a fatal muscle disorder. Side effects were reported with Crestor that appeared reminiscent of the Baycol experience.

Crestor Adverse Side Effects

• Abdominal Pain
• Arrhythmia
• Asthenia
• Myalgia
• Myopathy
• Pancreatitis
• Rhabdomyolysis
• Kidney failure/ Dialysis
• Hospitalization
• Death

Contact your doctor immediately if you experience unexplained muscle pain, tenderness, or weakness, especially if accompanied by a fever or flulike symptoms or yellowing of the skin or eyes, abdominal pain, unexplained fatigue, dark colored urine or pale colored stools while taking Crestor. These may be early symptoms of muscle or liver problems from taking Crestor.

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