Comparing Crestor vs Zocor
| Crestor (rosuvastatin) | Zocor (simvastatin) |
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| Crestor (rosuvastatin) | Zocor (simvastatin) |
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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
Prescribed for High Cholesterol, Cardiovascular Risk Reduction, High Cholesterol - Familial Heterozygous, High Cholesterol - Familial Homozygous, Hyperlipoproteinemia, Hyperlipoproteinemia Type IIa -... View more |
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| More about Crestor (rosuvastatin) | More about Zocor (simvastatin) | ||||||||||||||||
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Crestor has an average rating of 5.6 out of 10 from a total of 140 ratings on Drugs.com. 40% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 36% reported a negative effect. |
Zocor has an average rating of 5.0 out of 10 from a total of 22 ratings on Drugs.com. 27% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 50% 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. | |||||||||||||||||
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Other simvastatin brands include: FloLipid | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 |
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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 338 drugs are known to interact with Zocor:
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| First Approval Date | |||||||||||||||||
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August 12, 2003 |
December 23, 1991 |
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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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