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how to flush crestor out of your body
A 67-year-old male asked:
Dr. Frederman Concepcion answered
23 years experience Cardiology
Depends: It depends what lipids disorders need to be target. If the problem is HDL alone or the LDL is normal and you do not ned a statin like Crestor (rosuvas ... Read More
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A 42-year-old male asked:
Dr. Thomas Namey answered
48 years experience Rheumatology
Side-effects similar: But some people react differently to each statin was your switch for Lipitor (atorvastatin) 40 to Crestor 40, or 20mg. Or were you at the highest dos ... Read More
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Dr. Charles Turck answered
17 years experience Pharmacology
Statins cause aches: All statins may be associated with muscle aches; Crestor and Lipitor are no exception. Other statins like fluvastatin and pravastatin have the lowest ... Read More
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Dr. Richard Williams answered
18 years experience Pharmacy
Difficult to answer: Though the manufacturer does not specifically warn against this, "film coated" tablets are usually designed that way to minimize any stomach upset tha ... Read More
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Dr. Charles Turck answered
17 years experience Pharmacology
Yes and no: Crestor’s maker suggests it should be taken whole and not be crushed, chewed, or broken. There is no reason that it cannot necessarily be crushed, asi ... Read More
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A 42-year-old member asked:
Dr. Irv Loh answered
49 years experience Cardiology
Not much: Treatment of elevated lp(a) is a bit tough. Potent statins can mitigate the risk by lowering the ldl-cholesterol level as much as possible (below 70 m ... Read More
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A 40-year-old member asked:
Dr. Calvin Weisberger answered
51 years experience Cardiology
Crestor (rosuvastatin): read this for prices:
http://www.goodrx.com/crestor?gclid=CjwKEAjwjpeqBRCDiKqliK2aiicSJAAgKD2FWitF5Lh-mzK_3rNLqjET5E6HJwKtCrSM9HdZsJZ2zBoCI37w_wcB
A 57-year-old male asked:
Dr. Aletta Bouwer answered
Specializes in
Yes there is: Crestor has both a generic (up to 80% similar to original) and a clone (100% identical to original) available
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A 28-year-old male asked:
Dr. Elden Rand answered
21 years experience Cardiology
Lowers cholesterol: Crestor is the brand name for rosuvastatin. Its function is to lower the body's production of cholesterol and to stabilize current cholesterol plaques ... Read More
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A 41-year-old female asked:
Dr. Frank Eder answered
Specializes in Family Medicine
Yes: Rosuvastatin is the generic for crestor has been approved by the FDA and is commercially available
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A 57-year-old male asked:
Dr. Evans Prieston answered
44 years experience Pharmacology
Crestor (rosuvastatin): It is generally believed that cholesterol is produced by the body at night. The first drugs in the class (statins) were recommended to be taken with ... Read More
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A 60-year-old male asked:
Dr. Maureen Mays answered
Specializes in Clinical Lipidology
Impossible: There is no generic medication for Crestor (rosuvastatin) at this time as the medication is still under patent. The generic name for Crestor (rosuva ... Read More
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