Rosuvastatin Calcium (marketed as Crestor) Information
(Source: FDA Center for Drug Evaluation and Research - What's New)
Source: FDA Center for Drug Evaluation and Research - What's New - September 21, 2021 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: FDA Source Type: news
Class 4 Medicines Defect Information, Rosuvastatin 5 mg, 10 mg, 20 mg and 40 mg film-coated tablets
There is an error with the patient information leaflets (PILs) that have been packaged in some Rosuvastatin products. These were an older version of the PIL and did not include the up to date safety i (Source: Royal Pharmaceutical Society News)
Source: Royal Pharmaceutical Society News - September 9, 2021 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news
Roszet (Rosuvastatin and Ezetimibe Tablets) - new on RxList
(Source: RxList - New and Updated Drug Monographs)
Source: RxList - New and Updated Drug Monographs - April 1, 2021 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news
FDA Approves Roszet (rosuvastatin and ezetimibe) to Reduce LDL-C in Hyperlipidemia and Homozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia
Morristown, N.J. March 31, 2021 -- Althera Pharmaceuticals, a company focused on heart health, today announced the FDA approval of Roszet (rosuvastatin and ezetimibe) tablets, as an adjunct to diet, for treatment of elevated low-density lipoprotein... (Source: Drugs.com - New Drug Approvals)
Source: Drugs.com - New Drug Approvals - March 31, 2021 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news
FDA Approves Althera ’s Roszet (rosuvastatin and ezetimibe) Tablets, a...
Roszet® is indicated for adults with Primary Non-familial Hyperlipidemia and Homozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia - Roszet is a powerful and affordable way to significantly lower patients’...(PRWeb March 31, 2021)Read the full story at https://www.prweb.com/releases/fda_approves_altheras_roszet_rosuvastatin_and_ezetimibe_tablets_a_new_oral_therapy_for_powerful_cholesterol_reduction/prweb17832549.htm (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - March 31, 2021 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
AstraZeneca sells Crestor rights for $350m
Pharma company lost patent protection for one-time blockbuster more than 4 years ago (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare)
Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare - December 1, 2020 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Ezallor (rosuvastatin)
Title: Ezallor (rosuvastatin)Category: MedicationsCreated: 10/15/2020 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 10/15/2020 12:00:00 AM (Source: MedicineNet Heart General)
Source: MedicineNet Heart General - October 15, 2020 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Unexpected Rosuvastatin-Canagliflozin Adverse Effect Reported Unexpected Rosuvastatin-Canagliflozin Adverse Effect Reported
Canadian clinicians report the rare case of a 76-year-old woman who had a sharp spike in plasma levels of rosuvastatin within days of starting the SGLT2 inhibitor.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines - August 5, 2020 Category: Cardiology Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology News Source Type: news
In Rare Cases, Diabetes & Cholesterol Drug Combo Could Be Toxic
MONDAY, Aug. 3, 2020 -- Taking the statin Crestor in combination with the diabetes drug canagliflozin (Invokana) may have the potential to trigger statin toxicity, a new case report suggests.
Although this report details the problem in just one... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - August 3, 2020 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
FDA Approves Non-Statin Drug That Lowers Cholesterol
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — U.S. regulators on Friday approved a new type of cholesterol-lowering drug aimed at millions of people who can’t tolerate — or don’t get enough help from — widely used statin pills like Lipitor and Crestor.
The Food and Drug Administration approved Esperion Therapeutics Inc.’s Nexletol for people genetically predisposed to have sky-high cholesterol and people who have heart disease and need to further lower their bad cholesterol. The daily pill is to be taken in conjunction with a healthy diet and the highest statin dose patients can handle, the FDA said.
High LDL, or bad choles...
Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - February 24, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Health – CBS Boston Tags: Health News Syndicated CBSN Boston Cholesterol Statins Source Type: news
FDA approves drug that lowers cholesterol in a new way
U.S. regulators have approved a new type of cholesterol-lowering drug aimed at millions of people who don't get enough help from widely used statin pills like Lipitor and Crestor (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - February 22, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
Adult heart disease after childhood cancer now less likely
Efforts to cut toxicity of treatment credited for drop in heart disease risk in survivors of childhood cancer Related items fromOnMedica Only half of new cancer drugs extend or improve life Women treated for cancer have higher CHF risk in pregnancy Metformin doesn ’t help HbA1c in teens with type 1 diabetes US doctor says FDA should have withdrawn rosuvastatin Codeine not to be used for coughs and colds in children under 12 (Source: OnMedica Latest News)
Source: OnMedica Latest News - January 15, 2020 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
