Drug details

Crestor (rosuvastatin calcium)

type of Lipid-Lowering Agents, Statins, HMG-CoA Reductase Inhibitors

Crestor (rosuvastatin calcium) is a statin drug, that works by slowing the production of cholesterol by the body, used to lower cholesterol and fats (triglycerides) in the blood and is used to reduce the chances of developing problems like heart disease and strokes that can be caused, in part, by high cholesterol levels. It is often recommended to use Crestor in conjunction with a diet low in fats and cholesterol, and exercise (about 30 min. per day). Crestor is available in generic form.

This drug may have the following side effects:

• tiredness
• dark urine
• loss of appetite
• muscle weakness
• confusion
• upper stomach pain
• memory problems
• yellowing of skin or eyes (jaundice)
• unexplained muscle pain
• muscle tenderness

The following drugs are related to Crestor, either as a replacement or used together:

• Advicor (niacin xr and lovastatin)
• Praluent (alirocumab for solution for subcutaneous injection)
• Altocor (lovastatin extended-release tablets)
• Eliquis (apixaban tablets)
• Lipitor (atorvastatin calcium)
• Baycol (cerivastatin (removed from market 8/2001))
• Nexlizet (bempedoic acid and ezetimibe tablets)
• Nexletol (bempedoic acid tablets, for oral use)
• Epanova (omega-3-carboxylic acids soft-gelatin capsules)
• Integrilin (eptifibatide)
• Vytorin (ezetimibe and simvastatin)
• Tricor (fenofibrate)
• Lescol (fluvastatin sodium)
• Lescol XL (fluvastatin sodium extended-release tablets)
• Lopid (gemfibrozil)
• GoNitro (nitroglycerine sublingual powder)
• Vascepa (icosapent ethyl capsules)
• Leqvio (inclisiran injection)
• Juxtapid (lomitapide capsules)
• Kynamro (mipomersen sodium injection)
• Livalo (pitavastatin)
• Mevacor (lovastatin)
• Lovaza (omega-3-acid ethyl esters)
• Omtryg (omega-3-acid ethyl esters a capsules)
• Vayarol (orally administered prescription medical food)
• Pravachol (pravastatin sodium)
• Roszet (rosuvastatin and ezetimibe tablets)
• Rosuvastatin Calcium Tablets (rosuvastatin calcium)
• Zocor (simvastatin)

The following supplements are related to Crestor, and may be used together with the drug:

• Black Tea (s.)
• Magnesium (s.)
• Acetyl-L-Carnitine (s.)
• Alpha-Linolenic Acid (s.)
• Beer (s.)
• Calcium (s.)
• Citicoline (s.)
• Coenzyme Q-10 (s.)
• Fish Oil (s.)
• Folic Acid (s.)
• Glycine (s.)
• L-Carnitine (s.)
• N-Acetyl Cysteine (s.)
• Olive (s.)
• Potassium (s.)
• Sweet Orange (s.)
• Terminalia (s.)
• Wine (s.)