Crestor 5 mg

Generic Crestor is indicated as an adjunct to diet to reduce the amounts of LDL (bad) cholesterol, total cholesterol, triglycerides (another type of fat), and apolipoprotein B (a protein need to make cholesterol) in the blood. Rosuvastatin (Generic Crestor) works by preventing the body from forming harmful cholesterol and increasing the amount of HDL (good cholesterol) in your blood.
Crestor is in a group of drugs called HMG CoA reductase inhibitors, or "statins." Rosuvastatin reduces levels of "bad" cholesterol (low-density lipoprotein, or LDL) and triglycerides in the blood, while increasing levels of "good" cholesterol (high-density lipoprotein, or HDL).
Crestor is used to lower cholesterol and triglycerides (types of fat) in the blood. Crestor is also used to lower the risk of stroke, heart attack, and other heart complications in people with diabetes, coronary heart disease, or other risk factors . Crestor is used in adults and children who are at least 10 years old.

How to use:
Take Crestor exactly as prescribed by your doctor. Do not take in larger or smaller amounts or for longer than recommended. Follow the directions on your prescription label.
Crestor is usually taken once a day, with or without food. Take the medicine at the same time each day. Your doctor may occasionally change your dose to make sure you get the best results.

You may need to stop using Crestor for a short time if you have:

    *uncontrolled seizures;
    *an electrolyte imbalance (such as high or low potassium levels in your blood);
    *severely low blood pressure;
    *a severe infection or illness;
    *dehydration; or
    *surgery or a medical emergency.

To be sure Crestor is helping your condition and is not causing harmful effects, your blood will need to be tested often. Your liver function may also need to be tested. Visit your doctor regularly.
Crestor is only part of a complete program of treatment that also includes diet, exercise, and weight control. Follow your diet, medication, and exercise routines very closely.

Contraindications:
Crestor is contraindicated in patients:
- with hypersensitivity to rosuvastatin or to any of the excipients;
- with active liver disease;
- with severe renal impairment;
- with myopathy;
- receiving concomitant ciclosporin;
- during pregnancy and lactation and in women of childbearing potential not using appropriate contraceptive measures;

The 40 mg dose is contraindicated in patients with pre-disposing factors for myopathy/rhabdomyolysis.

Such factors include:
− moderate renal impairment;
− hypothyroidism;
− personal or family history of hereditary muscular disorders;
− previous history of muscular toxicity with another HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor or fibrate;
− alcohol abuse;
− situations where an increase in plasma levels may occur ;
− Asian patients;
− concomitant use of fibrates.

Side effect:
They may include all types of an allergic reaction. Also the most possible side effects include: muscle pain, tenderness, or weakness with fever or flu symptoms and dark colored urine; urinating more or less than usual, or not at all; nausea, stomach pain, low fever, loss of appetite, dark urine, clay-colored stools, jaundice (yellowing of the skin or eyes); chest pain; or swelling in your hands or feet. Less serious include: weakness, dizziness; mild nausea, constipation, diarrhea; sore throat, runny or stuffy nose; memory loss; headache; or pain or burning when you urinate. If you experience one of them stop using Crestor and tell your doctor as soon as possible. Also consult with your doctor about any side effect that seems unusual.

Drug interaction:
Do not take this medicine with any of the following medications: herbal medicines like red yeast rice or other medicines for high cholesterol This medicine may also interact with the following medications: alcohol, antacids containing aluminum hydroxide or magnesium hydroxide, cyclosporine, niacin, warfarin. Also note that interaction between two medications does not always mean that you must stop taking one of them. As usual it affects the the effect of drugs, so consult with your doctor about how it interactions are being managed or should be managed.