Comparing Crestor vs Rosuvastatin
| Crestor (rosuvastatin) | Rosuvastatin |
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| Crestor (rosuvastatin) | Rosuvastatin |
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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
Rosuvastatin is effective at lowering cholesterol; however, its use may be limited by side effects such as muscle pain. People of Asian descent may be more sensitive to the effects of rosuvastatin... View more |
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| More about Crestor (rosuvastatin) | More about Rosuvastatin | ||||||||||||||||
| Ratings & Reviews | |||||||||||||||||
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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. |
Rosuvastatin has an average rating of 5.0 out of 10 from a total of 261 ratings on Drugs.com. 33% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 45% 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. | |||||||||||||||||
View all Crestor side effects |
View all Rosuvastatin side effects |
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Lower cost generic |
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N/A |
Crestor | ||||||||||||||||
| Half Life Drug half-life is the time required for plasma concentration to reduce to half its original value. | |||||||||||||||||
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19 hours |
19 hours |
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| CSA Schedule 1 View glossary of CSA terms | |||||||||||||||||
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Not a controlled drug
Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act. |
Not a controlled drug
Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act. |
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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. |
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| Drug Interactions | |||||||||||||||||
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A total of 248 drugs are known to interact with Crestor:
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A total of 248 drugs are known to interact with Rosuvastatin:
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August 12, 2003 |
August 12, 2003 |
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N/A |
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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