Rosuvastatin is a generic prescription drug that’s used to treat high cholesterol and reduce the risk of heart disease. Rosuvastatin comes as an oral tablet and belongs to a group of drugs ...

In the acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), inflammation in the lungs and other organs can cause life-threatening organ failure. Inhibitors of 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A ...

Dosing a statin (rosuvastatin) every other day (EOD) may provide significant lipoprotein changes while avoiding common adverse effects in this statin-intolerant population. Objective: To determine ...

BOSTON, May 23-A new analysis of post-marketing safety reports suggests that patients using Crestor (rosuvastatin), a super-potent statin, are more likely to develop serious side effects than ...

The authors assessed the efficacy and safety of rosuvastatin monotherapy, extended-release (ER) niacin monotherapy, or rosuvastatin and ER niacin combined therapy in patients with atherogenic ...

Crestor (rosuvastatin) and Lipitor (atorvastatin) are the top medications for lowering blood levels of cholesterol and triglycerides. High cholesterol (and triglycerides) occurs when the fat in ...

Compared with atorvastatin, rosuvastatin is associated with increased risks of hematuria, proteinuria and kidney failure with replacement therapy, according to a study. Further, investigators ...

Among those with CAD, both rosuvastatin and atorvastatin are similarly effective regarding the combination of all-cause death, MI, stroke, or any coronary revascularization over 3 years, according to ...

Rosuvastatin is used to reduce the cholesterol in patients with obesity problem. It is a HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor (statin). It slows the production of cholesterol in the body. We recommend ...

Rosuvastatin is a medicine to treat high cholesterol. But, it is said that it may cause kidney damage when used in large quantities. New research based on patient health records on lowering high ...

Patients and methods: We studied 130 patients with advanced CAD before and at least 6 months after initiation of high-dose statin therapy with rosuvastatin 40 mg/d or atorvastatin 80 mg/d. The levels ...