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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 ]
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 ...
Give AstraZeneca (NYS: AZN) credit for attempting to differentiate Crestor as the cholesterol drug market is about to get flooded with generic versions of Pfizer's (NYS: PFE) top-selling Lipitor.
Earlier this week, AstraZeneca's (AZN) widely used cholesterol-lowering drug Crestor was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for use in people with normal cholesterol to prevent ...
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).
Ezetimibe/rosuvastatin, sold under the brand name Ridutrin among others, is a combination medication used to treat high cholesterol. [6] [7] In some countries it is sold as a kit or a pack containing two distinct pills.
In 2012, Apotex launched a generic version of Crestor, the cardiovascular drug originally patented and manufactured by AstraZeneca. Apotex's generic version of Crestor is called Apo-Rosuvastatin. [19] On Friday, December 15, 2017, Apotex founder Barry Sherman and his wife Honey were discovered murdered at their home in North York. [20]
AstraZeneca (AZN) shares surged late in the session Tuesday, closing at $48.74, up $4.02, just shy of 9%. What makes a Big Pharma stock jump so much, especially on a day markets skidded some 3%?