Crestor and its dangerous side effects are issues that many Americans are concerned over
(05/04/2011)
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Crestor
and its dangerous side effects are issues that many Americans are concerned over. Crestor enjoys its popularity, however, physicians and their patients need to acknowledge that this medicine can have several worrisome side effects.
The history of Crestor is quite interesting to analyze. Originally used for treating cholesterol, it is now also being used for treating heart attacks and strokes. A statin drug, Crestor has been criticized for its negative effects. When prescribing Crestor to patients, doctors should consider whether the benefits outweigh the risks. Many people do not realize they could suffer serious side effects from taking Crestor, such as liver damage, kidney damage, diabetes and a muscle disease called rhabdomyolysis.
One of the fastest growing health issues facing Americans today is the unhealthy rise of cholesterol levels affecting millions of Americans. As a result of this public health problem, a number of different pharmaceutical companies manufactured medications that were designed to lower cholesterol levels. This was in attempt to reduce the dangerous health risks faced by people who suffer from high cholesterol. One of the leading medications designed by the pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca is known as Crestor and its generic equivalent, rosuvastatin. Not all cholesterol is bad. We should become concerned when the blood cholesterol is over and above what the body needs to perform its job. We should then attempt to lower this excess cholesterol. Crestor enters the liver and inhibits an enzyme present that is necessary to manufacture the bad cholesterol (LDL).
Unfortunately not long after the drug hit the pharmacy shelves, many people began reporting dangerous Crestor side effects shortly after taking the medicine. Some of the first side effects surfaced only two months after the drug was released to the public. These side effects were becoming common among patients taking the prescription drug.
Even now not everybody is aware of Crestor’s side effects. Because manufacturers of statins, like Crestor, have not provided adequate warnings or sufficient clinical studies, many of those suffering from cardiomyopathy or Rhabdomyolysis caused by statins are pursuing legal action to recover compensation for medical bills and pain and suffering.
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