AstraZeneca Pushes to Protect Crestor From Generic Competition
The drug maker is trying to get its popular anticholesterol pill approved to treat children who have a rare disease characterized by high cholesterol. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - June 27, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: ANDREW POLLACK Tags: Crestor (Drug) Law and Legislation Cholesterol AstraZeneca PLC Drugs (Pharmaceuticals) Children and Childhood Generic Brands and Products Food and Drug Administration Source Type: news
Rosuvastatin vs Placebo in Sepsis-Associated ARDSRosuvastatin vs Placebo in Sepsis-Associated ARDS
How do patients with sepsis and acute respiratory distress syndrome fare one year after treatment with rosuvastatin? Thorax (Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines)
Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines - May 18, 2016 Category: Intensive Care Tags: Pulmonary Medicine Journal Article Source Type: news
Perioperative Rosuvastatin Not Beneficial in Cardiac-Surgery Patients (FREE)
By Joel M. Gore, MD
Dr. Gore in an associate editor for NEJM Journal Watch Cardiology, from which this story was adapted. See full coverage at the link below.Perioperative rosuvastatin doesn't reduce postoperative complications in patients … (Source: Physician's First Watch current issue)
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - May 4, 2016 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Perioperative Rosuvastatin Fails to Curb Cardiac Surgery ComplicationsPerioperative Rosuvastatin Fails to Curb Cardiac Surgery Complications
Although the adverse effects on renal function may relate to patient ethnicity or rosuvastatin use, "a class effect of statin therapy in patients undergoing cardiac surgery cannot be ruled out," the authors said. Heartwire from Medscape (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - May 4, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news
No Statins Before Heart Surgery, Study Suggests
WEDNESDAY, May 4, 2016 -- Taking cholesterol-lowering statins right before heart surgery, once touted as a way to prevent common postoperative complications, has no benefit and may even cause harm, a new study suggests.
In that setting, Crestor... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - May 4, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Allergan Receives FDA Approval and Launches First Generic Version of CRESTOR(R) (rosuvastatin)
DUBLIN, May 2, 2016 -- (Healthcare Sales & Marketing Network) -- Allergan plc (AGN), a leading global pharmaceutical company, today confirmed that it has received final approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on its Abbreviated New Drug ... Biopharmaceuticals, Generics, FDA, Product LaunchAllergan, CRESTOR, rosuvastatin, AstraZeneca (Source: HSMN NewsFeed)
Source: HSMN NewsFeed - May 2, 2016 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
CardioBrief: Rosuvastatin Goes Generic, Major Role Expected
(MedPage Today) -- Finally there's a challenger to the long reign of atorvastatin, experts say (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - May 2, 2016 Category: American Health Source Type: news
CardioBreak: Generic Crestor, New LAA Closure Device, Health Check Flop
(MedPage Today) -- Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - May 2, 2016 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Generic Crestor Approved (FREE)
By the Editors The first generic version of Crestor (rosuvastatin) has been … (Source: Physician's First Watch current issue)
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - May 1, 2016 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
D.C. Week: Medicare Reforms Backed Up With New Rules
(MedPage Today) -- Also, FDA approval for the first generic version of Crestor (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - April 30, 2016 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Monthly News Roundup - April 2016
First-Time Generic Approved for Statin Crestor
High cholesterol, high low-density lipoprotein (LDL) or “bad cholesterol”, and triglycerides increase the risk for serious heart disease and may lead to heart attacks and strokes. The FDA has now... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - April 30, 2016 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
FDA Approves First Generic Crestor
April 29, 2016 -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved the first generic version of Crestor (rosuvastatin calcium) tablets for the following uses:
in combination with diet for the treatment of high triglycerides... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - April 29, 2016 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Generic Crestor Approved by FDA
(Source: WebMD Health)
Source: WebMD Health - April 29, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
