Comparing Crestor vs Lovastatin

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Crestor (rosuvastatin)

Lovastatin

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

Lovastatin is effective at lowering cholesterol; however, its use may be limited by side effects such as muscle pain. Lovastatin interacts with grapefruit and grapefruit juice products. Prescribed... 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.

Lovastatin has an average rating of 6.5 out of 10 from a total of 20 ratings on Drugs.com. 55% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 30% 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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Drug Class

Statins

Statins

Generic Availability

Lower cost generic approved

Lower cost generic

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	14 tablet
Strength	40 mg
Per unit^*	$1.34 - $1.39
Cost^*	$18.73 - $19.39

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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

4.5 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 247 drugs are known to interact with Crestor:

38 major drug interactions (108 brand and generic names)
198 moderate drug interactions (580 brand and generic names)
11 minor drug interactions (96 brand and generic names)

A total of 333 drugs are known to interact with Lovastatin:

54 major drug interactions (191 brand and generic names)
270 moderate drug interactions (695 brand and generic names)
9 minor drug interactions (56 brand and generic names)

Alcohol/Food/Lifestyle Interactions

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

Grapefruit juice can significantly increase the blood levels of lovastatin. This can increase the... View more
Lovastatin may cause liver problems and using it with substantial quantities of alcohol may... View more

Disease Interactions

First Approval Date

August 12, 2003

August 31, 1987

WADA Class View classifications

N/A

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