Contrary to government claims, side effects happen more often with Crestor, a cholesterol-lowering drug that consumer advocates tried to get off the market earlier this year, a new analysis shows. The ...

The cholesterol drug Crestor (search) is being relabeled to add a warning that starter doses should be reduced in Asian-Americans and some other patients. The Food and Drug Administration said ...

The Food and Drug Administration is raising questions about the cholesterol-lowering drug Crestor, the newest in a class of drugs known as statins. The consumer group Public Citizen has long been ...

BOSTON, May 23-A new analysis of post-marketing safety reports suggests that patients using Crestor (rosuvastatin), a super-potent statin, are more likely to develop serious side effects than patients ...

Despite government assurances that the popular cholesterol-lowering drug Crestor is safe, a new study has raised questions about the medication, saying it produces double the adverse reactions of ...

Federal scientists say AstraZeneca's cholesterol pill Crestor lowers the risk of heart attack, death and stroke in patients without a history of heart disease, though some safety concerns remain. In ...

ATLANTA – People in a new study got their"bad cholesterol" to the lowest levels ever seen and saw blockages in their blood vessels shrink by taking a high dose of cholesterol drug, researchers ...

The cholesterol drug Crestor is being relabeled to add a caution that starter doses should be reduced in Asian-Americans and some other patients. The Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday that ...

The end of 2015 saw a number of stories hailing the productivity of the biopharmaceutical industry for another great year in producing new FDA approved drugs. All drugs, however, have a finite life in ...

Crestor (rosuvastatin) and Lipitor (atorvastatin) are the top medications for lowering blood levels of cholesterol and triglycerides. High cholesterol (and triglycerides) occurs when the fat in your ...

ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - A fresh look at data from a landmark study showed that AstraZeneca's powerful cholesterol fighter Crestor dramatically cut deaths, heart attacks and strokes in women at ...

NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - AstraZeneca Plc's cholesterol drug Crestor significantly slowed build-up of plaque in the main artery supplying blood to the brain compared with a placebo in a two-year study ...