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Crestor
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Background Information on Crestor
Crestor (rosuvastatin) is a prescription drug used to treat patients with high cholesterol. Crestor is one of a handful of cholesterol-lowering drugs referred to as statins. Crestor is manufactured by AstraZeneca and was approved by the FDA in August 2003.
Crestor Side Effects
Public Citizen, a non-profit consumer advocacy group, calls Crestor a "more dangerous" cholesterol-lowering drug than other statins on the market. This warning is ominous given the recall of Baycol, a statin manufactured by Bayer Corporation. The FDA removed Baycol from the market following similar evidence of serious side effects.
Like Baycol, Crestor is believed to greatly increase the risk of rhabdomyolysis. Rhabdomyolysis is caused when muscle fibers are released into the blood stream. These toxic fibers can cause kidney failure or damage. Public Citizen was concerned that kidney damage was more prevalent and serious with Crestor than with other statins currently on the market.
We encourage you to read more about Crestor side effects and learn why Public Citizen is encouraging the FDA to issue a Crestor recall.
About Your Health
If you or a loved one has used Crestor and suffer from any of the potentially serious side effects, promptly consult your doctor for an evaluation.
If you that feel you, or someone you know, have been injured by a medical or pharmaceutical product, determining your legal rights can be complicated, and it may be unclear who to bring a claim against, and to what sort of damages you are entitled. To ensure that you receive just compensation, you should consider contacting an attorney with experience handling this type of case.
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