Rosuvastatin is a member of the drug class of statins, used to treat hypercholesterolemia and related conditions, and to prevent cardiovascular disease. It is currently being marketed by the pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca as Crestor®.

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Rosuvastatin is available as Crestor in tablet form (5, 10, 20, or 40 mg) for oral administration. Tablets are pink, round or oval (40 mg), biconvex, film-coated, and imprinted with "ZD4522" and tablet strength. Japanese approval is in the dose range of 2.5 mg to 20 mg; therefore, smaller dose tablet forms might also be available outside the United States. Note that 97% of worldwide sales have been at or below the 20 mg dose.

Mechanism of action

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See the article on statins for more details.

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@KarianneStinson they serve it with a side of Crestor
jeffmc (jeffmc) Sat, 03 Oct 2009 03:18:23 -0000
@KarianneStinson they serve it with a side of Crestor
Crestor (Tampa): Samples of Crestor 10mg 7 in each pack, I have 13. They expire 4/2011. They were donated to us.. http://bit.ly/TFPVI
FreeListTampa (Free List: Tampa) Fri, 02 Oct 2009 23:34:01 -0000
Crestor (Tampa): Samples of Crestor 10mg 7 in each pack, I have 13. They expire 4/2011. They were donated to us.. http://bit.ly/TFPVI
-Auditions today for Crestor and Abilify.
Mediaimagecoach (Patricia Stark) Fri, 02 Oct 2009 15:49:21 -0000
-Auditions today for Crestor and Abilify.
Reading about crestor
ces11 (Claire Smith) Fri, 02 Oct 2009 11:38:43 -0000
Reading about crestor
@AzFerguson Yep, still at it! Awesome for Art, must up my game, I'll catch him Big goal 4 tom. appt w/cardio dr-my Crestor will be history!
BYUGirlMC1 (Dee Hymel) Fri, 02 Oct 2009 04:59:42 -0000
@AzFerguson Yep, still at it! Awesome for Art, must up my game, I'll catch him Big goal 4 tom. appt w/cardio dr-my Crestor will be history!
@peterchiu3 crestor, statin. nexium, aka purple gold, PPI. atacand, gold standard ARB. trilipix, 1st fenofibrate approved for use w statin.
emeliz (emily smith) Wed, 30 Sep 2009 22:02:35 -0000
@peterchiu3 crestor, statin. nexium, aka purple gold, PPI. atacand, gold standard ARB. trilipix, 1st fenofibrate approved for use w statin.

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