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  2. Rosuvastatin - Wikipedia

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    As with all statins, there is a concern of rhabdomyolysis, a severe undesired side effect. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has indicated that "it does not appear that the risk [of rhabdomyolysis] is greater with Crestor than with other marketed statins", but has mandated that a warning about this side-effect, as well as a kidney ...

  3. Statin - Wikipedia

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    The most important adverse side effects are muscle problems, an increased risk of diabetes mellitus, and increased liver enzymes in the blood due to liver damage. [ 5 ] [ 65 ] Over 5 years of treatment statins result in 75 cases of diabetes, 7.5 cases of bleeding stroke , and 5 cases of muscle damage per 10,000 people treated. [ 34 ]

  4. Statin-associated autoimmune myopathy - Wikipedia

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    SAAM may affect people after long-term statin use even if they had no previous muscular side effects. [4] A differentiating feature between this and more benign statin side effects is SAAM typically has a late onset. While muscle pain (myalgia) is seen in 9-20% of patients treated with statins, it typically occurs in the first month of treatment.

  5. Dyslipidemia: What It Is & How to Treat It - AOL

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    Drugs like Wegovy and Zepbound are approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for those with overweight or obesity and dyslipidemia. ... and side effects of these medications and help ...

  6. Crestor Backed by FDA for Patients With Normal ... - AOL

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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 ...

  7. 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).

  8. New drug's potentially fatal side effects obscured by ... - AOL

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    The association said that “one key question” taken up by the roundtable was whether ARIA was a temporary symptom of the new drug — much the way nausea and hair loss are side effects of ...

  9. Discovery and development of statins - Wikipedia

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    The difference in selectivity is because lipophilic statins passively and non-selectively diffuse into both hepatocyte and non-heptatocyte, while the hydrophilic statins rely largely on active transport into hepatocyte to exert their effects. [5] [12] High hepatoselectivity is thought to translate into reduced risk of adverse effects. [7]