IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION ABOUT CRESTOR TABLETS
- CRESTOR is not right for everyone.
- Do not take CRESTOR if you have liver problems or have had an allergic reaction to CRESTOR.
- Your doctor may do blood tests to check your liver before starting treatment and if you have symptoms of liver problems while taking CRESTOR.
- Call your doctor right away if you have unexplained muscle pain or weakness, especially with fever; have muscle problems that do not go away even after your doctor told you to stop taking CRESTOR; feel unusually tired; or have loss of appetite, upper belly pain, dark urine, or yellowing of skin or eyes. These could be signs of rare but serious side effects.
- Elevated blood sugar levels have been reported with statins, including CRESTOR.
- The most common side effects may include headache, muscle aches, abdominal pain, weakness, and nausea. Memory loss and confusion have also been reported with statins, including CRESTOR.
- Tell your doctor about all the medicines you take, including prescription and over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements.
- Tell your doctor if you are nursing, pregnant or may become pregnant.
Talk to your doctor about prescription CRESTOR.
Approved Uses
- CRESTOR is a prescription medicine used to reduce the risk of stroke, heart attack, and the need for procedures to improve blood flow to the heart called arterial revascularization in adults who do not have known heart disease but do have certain additional risk factors
- CRESTOR is used along with diet to:
- lower the level of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol or “bad” cholesterol in adults with primary hyperlipidemia
- slow the buildup of fatty deposits (plaque) in the walls of blood vessels
- treat adults and children 8 years of age and older with high blood cholesterol due to heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (an inherited condition that causes high levels of LDL)
- along with other cholesterol lowering treatments or alone if such treatments are unavailable in adults and children 7 years of age and older with homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (an inherited condition that causes high levels of LDL)
- treat adults with a type of high cholesterol called primary dysbetalipoproteinemia (type III hyperlipoproteinemia)
- lower the level of fat in your blood (triglycerides) in adults with hypertriglyceridemia
Please read the Patient Information and full Prescribing Information.
You may report side effects related to AstraZeneca products.
References:
- 1a 1b 1c 1d CRESTOR® (rosuvastatin) [prescribing information]. Wilmington, DE: AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP; 2023.
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Reference:
^ Data on File, US-62651. AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP.
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