March 2, 2005 -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has advised healthcare professionals and consumers via public health advisory and information sheets of recommendations for the safe use of ...

London, UK - At the request of European regulatory authorities, AstraZeneca has strengthened the prescribing information for rosuvastatin (Crestor ®), warning against the use of the highest (40-mg) ...

In a head-to-head test of two popular cholesterol-lowering statin drugs — Lipitor and Crestor — both medications worked equally well.more Lipitor (atorvastatin) and Crestor (rosuvastatin) both ...

Crestor (rosuvastatin) is a brand-name oral tablet. It’s prescribed for reducing certain heart-related risks and lowering triglyceride and cholesterol levels. Crestor has interactions with some other ...

A consumer advocate is urging the government to ban the new anti-cholesterol drug Crestor, citing new cases of a life-threatening muscle side effect among patients taking a low dose thought to ...

Actavis said today it is planning a 2016 launch for its generic versions of AstraZeneca’s cholesterol treatment rosuvastatin calcium (Crestor®) 5, 10, 20, and 40 mg tablets, after settling outstanding ...