Crestor Increased Risk Of Diabetes. A new lawsuit accuses AstraZeneca LP, and its distributor, McKesson Corp., of hiding ties between its cholesterol-lowering drug, Crestor (rosuvastatin), and increased risks for developing diabetes. The lawsuit was brought by a group of consumers over allegations that AstraZeneca and McKesson … [Read more...]
Lawsuit Alleges Crestor Hid Diabetes Risks
Crestor Side Effects May Be Linked To Kidney Damage Lawsuits
Crestor Side Effects Linked To Kidney Failure. Crestor has been linked to kidney damage and kidney failure. On October 22, 2004, the consumer group Public Citizen said twenty-nine patients who took AstraZeneca's cholesterol drug Crestor developed kidney damage. Crestor has also been linked to the potentially fatal disease … [Read more...]
Crestor Debate Intensifies
Crestor, The Newest In A Class Of Drugs Known As Statins. 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 calling for Crestor's recall, citing a higher risk for a serious muscle … [Read more...]
Risks Posed By Crestor May Be Worse
Crestor Greater Risks Than Other Statins. The cholesterol-lowering "statin" drug Crestor (manufactured by AstraZeneca) has been the subject of controversy since it was first approved for sale in the United States in August 2003. While consumer groups like Public Citizen and medical experts (including FDA official and whistleblower, … [Read more...]
Safety Information Regarding Crestor
Crestor Updated Safety Information. Health Canada wishes to advise Canadians of safety concerns about Crestor, a cholesterol lowering drug, when used at the highest recommended dosage of 40 mg daily. The risk of rhabdomyolysis (muscle breakdown) may be increased at higher doses. Health Canada recommends that all patients taking … [Read more...]
Call for Withdrawal of Cholesterol Drug
Cholesterol Drug Crestor Can Cause Kidney Damage. A leading consumer watchdog group issued a new warning Friday about the cholesterol-lowering drug Crestor, alleging that patients who use it are 75 times likelier to suffer kidney damage than are patients using any other statin. Public Citizen has been urging the U.S. Food and Drug … [Read more...]
Advocate Suggests Crestor May Harm Kidneys
Advocates Renewed Effort To Get The Crestor Removed From Sale. Consumer advocate Dr. Sidney Wolfe renewed his effort Friday to get the anti-cholesterol drug Crestor removed from sale. Wolfe sent a letter to the Food and Drug Administration citing 29 cases of kidney problems 18 of kidney failure and 11 of kidney insufficiency out … [Read more...]
