Rosuvastatin Uses

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JUPITER, rosuvastatin, and the European Medicines Agency : The Lancet

thelancet.com — “JUPITER, rosuvastatin, and the European Medicines Agency. By - Paul M Ridker, Robert J GlynnView full resource at thelancet.com

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Rosuvastatin fails to lower CV events and death in ESRD patients

theheart.org — “Finally—a group of people who do not seem to benefit from statins. In the AURORA trial, rosuvastatin did not ward off cardiovascular events in patients with end-stage renal disease on hemodialysis. Just why this is so remains a mystery, but investigators speculate it might be due to the high degree of arterial calcification.View full resource at theheart.org

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Most Recently Shared on March 31, 2009 at 2:34 pm By:

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Rosuvastatin Merits Wider Use for Heart Disease Prevention - Good risk reduction profile in those with low cholesterol, high C-reactive protein levels - ModernMedicine

modernmedicine.com — “Prescribing rosuvastatin for patients with low low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and elevated high-sensitivity C-reactive protein levels has enough benefits in terms of number needed to treat values to merit wide use in primary prevention of cardiovascular events, according to a study published online Sept. 22 in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes.View full resource at modernmedicine.com

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FDA Approves Crestor for Wider Use

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U.S. Food and Drug Administration Approves Crestor for Use in Pediatric Patients With Heterozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia

drugs.com — “Crestor (rosuvastatin calcium) is used to treat pediatric patients with heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia. Includes Crestor side effects, interactions and indications.View full resource at drugs.com

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FDA Approves Crestor for Use in Pediatric Patients With Heterozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia - http://bit.ly/DrHi0

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Pediatric familial hypercholesterolemia indication for Crestor

theheart.org — “The FDA has approved rosuvastatin for use in children aged 10 to 17 years old with familial hypercholesterolemia.View full resource at theheart.org

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heartwire: Rosuvastatin cleared for pediatric FH http://bit.ly/4EbBZV

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JUPITER analysis of elderly patients

theheart.org — “The use of statin therapy in older adults with normal LDL-cholesterol levels but systemic inflammation assessed by CRP significantly reduces the risk of cardiovascular events. An editorial, however, suggests the role for CRP testing is still unknown, given that 65% of patients had hypertension, which, included with their age, would make them candidates for aggressive therapy anyway.View full resource at theheart.org

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JUPITER: Rosuvastatin benefits elderly patients, but editorialists question role for CRP: The use of statin therap... http://bit.ly/dbTqN9

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High-risk JUPITER patients | theheart.org

theheart.org — “Studies and Clinical trials on Metabolic and Lipid issues affecting the heart. Articles by heartwire staff and renowned cardiologists. Partnership with Baylor.View full resource at theheart.org

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JUPITER: High-risk patients benefit from rosuvastatin: The data, a post hoc subgroup analysis from the JUPITER s... http://bit.ly/dsgrtS

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Medical News: FDA Panel Backs Statin for Primary Prevention - in Cardiovascular, Atherosclerosis from MedPage Today

medpagetoday.com — “WASHINGTON -- An FDA advisory panel has overwhelminingly recommended that rosuvastatin (Crestor) be approved for use in patients with no history of heart disease as long as the patients have an elevatView full resource at medpagetoday.com

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FDA advisory panel recommended rosuvastatin (Crestor) for patients with no history of heart disease, only incr CRP. http://bit.ly/4vO5Q0

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FDA Approves Crestor to Reduce Stroke, Heart Attack Risk

drugs.com — “Crestor (rosuvastatin calcium) is used to reduce the risk of stroke and heart attack. Includes Crestor side effects, interactions and indications.View full resource at drugs.com

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FDA Panel OK's Statins in Healthy People - ABC News

abcnews.go.com — “The joke in the world of heart disease is that "they should put statins in the water," but to an FDA advisory panel that has recommended giving statins to "healthy" people, it's no joke.View full resource at abcnews.go.com

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FDA Panel Recommends Crestor to Prevent Heart Attacks in Healthy People - ABC News http://bit.ly/7BzbTI

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Arch Intern Med -- Abstract: Cholesterol Lowering, Cardiovascular Diseases, and the Rosuvastatin-JUPITER Controversy: A Critical Reappraisal, June 28, 2010, de Lorgeril et al. 170 (12): 1032

archinte.ama-assn.org — “Archives of Internal Medicine, a bi-monthly professional medical journal published by the American Medical Association, publishes original peer-reviewed research articles on internal medicine topicsView full resource at archinte.ama-assn.org

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Cardiology Medical News about Stroke

mdlinx.com — “Rosuvastatin in the Prevention of Stroke Among Men and Women With Elevated Levels of C-Reactive Protein. Justification for the Use of Statins in Prevention: An Intervention Trial Evaluating Rosuvastatin (JUPITER)View full resource at mdlinx.com

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Cardio: Rosuvastatin in the Prevention of Stroke Among Men and Women With Elevated Levels of C-Reactive Protein. Justif http://url4.eu/14G8a

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Crestor Approved to Fight More Heart Disease - NYTimes.com

nytimes.com — “The Food and Drug Administration cleared the way for the cholesterol treatment to be used by millions of people who are not normally prescribed such drugs.View full resource at nytimes.com

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Most Recently Shared on February 9, 2010 at 3:41 am By:

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Crestor (rosuvastatin) Wins Approval as a Drug to Prevent Heart Disease in People with Normal Cholesterol http://goo.gl/2LLO (via @DrVes)

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Side Effect Of Rose Day F (Newest posts first) - The People's Medicine Community

prescriptiondrug-info.com — “rosavastiline and finofibrate tablets Roseday F contains the active ingredients Rosuvastatin and Fenofibrate it is most commonly used to help lower cholesterol Side effects may include nausea headache dizziness and joint muscle aches Learn more http www prescriptiondrug info com drug details asp tit (Newest posts first)View full resource at prescriptiondrug-info.com

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