Consumer Reports Insights: Statins are potent drugs, but they carry risks

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Consumer Reports Insights: Statins are potent drugs, but they carry risks

The Food and Drug Administration this year expanded the indications for taking rosuvastatin (Crestor), a particularly powerful statin, to include some people with a normal LDL level if they have a high level of C-reactive protein (CRP), a marker for inflamed coronary arteries.

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Tags: Cholesterol, Cholesterol Medication, Diet and Nutrition, Protein, Drug, FDA, Crestor