Crestor

One of the more popular statins on the market today is Crestor. Crestor is the name that is used by the company AstraZeneca to market the drug also known as Rosuvastatin. Lipitor and Crestor are often compared, with a strong Crestor vs. Lipitor competition for the market of drugs to prevent cardiovascular disease by preventing hypercholesterolemia (the state of having a cholesterol level in the blood that is too high and which often influences or leads to the development of heart problems / cardiovascular problems). Many varying studies are being made to rate the relative Crestor, Lipitor and Zocor effectiveness along with other popular statins.

Are there any significant Crestor side effects? Some of the side effects of Crestor include the possibility of myopathy (damage to musculature, particularly when Crestor is being taken during periods when muscles will be under high stress) and possible renal effects (although this side effect of Crestor appears to be a small but significant and noticeable improvement in renal dysfunction, which seems to be shared with other types of statins). Crestor and muscle stiffness has been reported by some people, and the outside risk of using Crestor and muscle damage has been a cause for Crestor not selling nearly as well in the United States as it has in other parts of the world. Crestor depression is also a possible side effect of taking Crestor.

Crestor lawsuits: The consumer interest organization Public Citizen has tried to get the drug Crestor taken off of the United States market based on concerns that the medicine may not have been adequately tested and its effects investigated. The FDA decided in 2005 to deny that petition from Public Citizen when they reported that they did not find a clear enough link between health problems reported by people and the use of the statin. Crestor was originally marketed as a super-statin and its advertising campaigns have drawn some criticism. It is possible that this is partly a reflection of general confusion about the nature of cholesterol and how the levels of cholesterol, or "good" cholesterol and "bad" cholesterol in the body contribute to health. You can get a Crestor discount from various sites on the world wide web, but it is highly inadvisable to buy Crestor from one of these web businesses as it is illegal and you may have little assistance in understanding the possible side effects and necessary directions for using Crestor. Crestor is a prescription-only medication.