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  2. Rosuvastatin - Wikipedia

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    Rosuvastatin, sold under the brand name Crestor among others, is a statin medication, used to prevent cardiovascular disease in those at high risk and treat abnormal lipids. [6] It is recommended to be used together with dietary changes, exercise, and weight loss. [6] It is taken orally (by mouth). [6]

  3. AstraZeneca's Crestor Fails to Best Lipitor in Study - AOL

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    AstraZeneca (NYS: AZN) just lost a potential marketing edge for Crestor. In trial results announced today, the statin drug failed to best Lipitor at clearing clogged arteries, at least in a ...

  4. AZ's Crestor Scored Points, but Didn't Beat Lipitor - AOL

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    The company announced SATURN showed "intensive" statin therapy --Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us. Mail. Sign in ...

  5. Crestor Backed by FDA for Patients With Normal Cholesterol Levels

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    AstraZeneca (AZN) scored a win on Tuesday, when a Food and Drug Administration advisory panel recommended broader use of Crestor, the company's cholesterol-lowering drug. The panel recommended ...

  6. JUPITER trial - Wikipedia

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    JUPITER was a randomized double-blind placebo-controlled study investigating the use of rosuvastatin in the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease.The trial focused on patients with normal low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol levels but increased levels of high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP).

  7. Statin - Wikipedia

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    Statin Image Brand name Derivation Metabolism [62] Half-life Atorvastatin: Arkas, Ator, Atoris, Lipitor, Torvast, Totalip: Synthetic: CYP3A4: 14–19 hours. [164] Cerivastatin: Baycol, Lipobay (withdrawn from the market in August 2001 due to risk of serious rhabdomyolysis) Synthetic: various CYP3A isoforms [165] Fluvastatin: Lescol, Lescol XL ...