Comparing Crestor vs Livalo

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Crestor (rosuvastatin)

Livalo (pitavastatin)

Prescription only

Crestor is used to reduce the risk of major cardiovascular (CV) events or to lower high cholesterol as an adjunct to diet or other lipid-lowering treatments. It appears as effective as atorvastatin... View more

Prescription only

Livalo is effective at lowering levels of total cholesterol, LDL-C, and triglycerides (TG) to a similar level as the most potent statins, simvastatin, and atorvastatin; however, it may be more... View more

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Ratings & Reviews

Crestor has an average rating of 5.6 out of 10 from a total of 139 ratings on Drugs.com. 40% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 36% reported a negative effect.

Livalo has an average rating of 5.4 out of 10 from a total of 93 ratings on Drugs.com. 38% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 37% reported a negative effect.

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Side Effects Experienced by Users Side effects are reported in Drugs.com user reviews and not clinically verified.

Pain (20.1%)
Muscle pain (19.4%)
Joint pain (15.1%)
Weakness (11.5%)
Cramps (10.8%)
Dizziness (6.5%)
Insomnia (6.5%)

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Pain (21.5%)
Muscle pain (18.3%)
Back pain (9.7%)
Joint pain (7.5%)
Neck pain (7.5%)
Weakness (7.5%)
Confusion (6.5%)

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Drug Class

Statins

Statins

Generic Availability

Lower cost generic approved

Pricing and Coupons * Prices are without insurance

Quantity	90 tablet
Strength	10 mg
Per unit^*	$9.95
Cost^*	$895.66

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Quantity	90 tablet
Strength	1 mg
Per unit^*	$11.49
Cost^*	$1,033.96

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Dosage Forms

Oral tablet

Oral tablet

Half Life Drug half-life is the time required for plasma concentration to reduce to half its original value.

19 hours

12 hours

CSA Schedule ¹ View glossary of CSA terms

Not a controlled drug

Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act.

Not a controlled drug

Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act.

Pregnancy Category

Category X Not for use in pregnancy

See the full pregnancy warnings document.

Category X Not for use in pregnancy

See the full pregnancy warnings document.

Drug Interactions

A total of 248 drugs are known to interact with Crestor:

38 major drug interactions (108 brand and generic names)
199 moderate drug interactions (582 brand and generic names)
11 minor drug interactions (96 brand and generic names)

A total of 179 drugs are known to interact with Livalo:

19 major drug interactions (84 brand and generic names)
157 moderate drug interactions (402 brand and generic names)
3 minor drug interactions (6 brand and generic names)

Alcohol/Food/Lifestyle Interactions

Rosuvastatin may cause liver problems and using it with substantial quantities of alcohol may... View more

Pitavastatin may cause liver problems and using it with substantial quantities of alcohol may... View more

Disease Interactions

First Approval Date

August 12, 2003

August 03, 2009

WADA Class View classifications

N/A

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¹ The Controlled Substances Act (CSA) schedule information displayed applies to substances regulated under federal law. There may be variations in CSA schedules between individual states.

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