Crestor contains the medicine rosuvastatin, which belongs to a group of medicines known as HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors, or ‘statins’. Crestor is used to modify abnormal levels of fatty substances in the blood called lipids, mainly high levels of cholesterol and triglycerides.

Crestor acts by lowering the levels of all the bad form of cholesterol and raising the level of the good form of cholesterol (HDL). Crestor is used in combination with a diet

Crestor contains the active ingredient rosuvastatin calcium, which is a type of medicine called a statin. Crestor works by reducing the production of cholesterol by the liver. For the sake of simplicity, there are two sorts of cholesterol; a bad sort called low density lipoprotein (LDL) and a good sort called high density lipoprotein (HDL). LDL is deposited in the arteries and increases the risk of heart disease by clogging and narrowing the arteries, while HDL actually protects the arteries against this. Crestor decreases

The patient should be placed on a standard cholesterol-lowering diet before receiving Crestor and should continue on this diet during treatment. Crestor can be administered as a single Crestor doses at any time of day, with or without food. Hypercholesterolemia (familial and nonfamilial) The doses range for Crestor is 5 to 40 mg once daily.

Therapy with Crestor should be individualized according to goal of therapy and response. The usual recommended

Tell your doctor or pharmacist what medicines you are taking, including those bought without a prescription and herbal medicines, before you start treatment with Crestor. Likewise, always check with your doctor or pharmacist before taking any new medicines during treatment with Crestor. There may be an increased risk of side effects on the muscles (myopathy) if Crestor is taken with any of the following medicines: - other statins for lowering cholesterol - fibrates for lowering cholesterol, eg bezafibrate,

When taking Crestor with an aluminum and magnesium hydroxide combination antacid, the antacid should be taken at least 2 hours after Crestor administration.

CrestorPrecautions if you are pregnant or breastfeeding:
Cholesterol and other products of cholesterol biosynthesis are essential components for fetal development. Since HMG-CoA

Common side effects of Crestor may include: headache, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and muscle pain.

Serious & Rare side effects of Crestor may include: liver failure, muscle breakdown (rhabdomyolysis) and kidney failure. Liver failure caused by Crestor is very rare.

More often, Crestor can cause increase in liver tests due to injury to the liver. The test levels usually return to normal with continued therapy, but if the level is over three times the upper limit of normal or baseline, practitioners