Drug details

Rosuvastatin Calcium Tablets (rosuvastatin calcium)

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

Rosuvastatin calcium tablets are an HMG Co A reductase inhibitor indicated for adult patients with hypertriglyceridemia as an adjunct to diet; adult patients with primary dysbetalipoproteinemia (Type III hyperlipoproteinemia) as an adjunct to diet; and adult patients with homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (HoFH) to reduce LDL-C, total C, and ApoB. Rosuvastatin calcium is available in generic form.

This drug may have the following side effects:

• nausea,
• headache,
• dizziness,
• weakness,
• pain,
• muscle pain, abdominal
• hypersensitivity reactions (including rash, pruritus, hives, and swelling), and
  
• pancreatitis.

The following drugs are related to Rosuvastatin Calcium Tablets, either as a replacement or used together:

• Advicor (niacin xr and lovastatin)
• Praluent (alirocumab for solution for subcutaneous injection)
• Altoprev (lovastatin extended-release tablets)
• Baycol (cerivastatin (removed from market 8/2001))
• Crestor (rosuvastatin calcium)
• Repatha (evolocumab injection, for subcutaneous injection)
• Ezallor (rosuvastatin calcium tablets)
• Vytorin (ezetimibe and simvastatin)
• Lescol (fluvastatin sodium)
• Lopid (gemfibrozil)
• Niaspan (niacin)