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Crestor is a member of the cholesterol-lowering family of drugs called statins. Crestor has been documented to have a severe, sometimes fatal side effect, rhabdomyolysis. Rhabdomyolysis is characterized by muscle cell deterioration and the release of those cells into the bloodstream. Symptoms of rhabdomyolysis include muscle pain, weakness, tenderness, malaise, fever, dark urine, nausea, and vomiting. Fatal Crestor rhabdomyolysis is more prevalent when Crestor is taken in higher doses. Liver damage is also a possible side effect of Crestor and other lipid-lowering statin drugs.

Fast Facts

Name: Crestor
Generic: Rosuvastatin
Manufacturer: AstraZeneca
Date approved: 2003
Status: Prescription only
Approved uses: Statin drug used for lowering cholesterol.
Off-Label uses: N/A
Side effects: Musculoskeletal symptoms, kidney damage, rhabdomyolysis
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