rosuvastatin 20 mg

1 INDICATIONS AND USAGE Rosuvastatin calcium tablets is indicated: To reduce the risk of stroke, myocardial infarction, and arterial revascularization procedures in adults without established coronary heart disease who are at increased risk of cardiovascular (CV) disease based on age, hsCRP ≥2 mg/L, and at least one additional CV risk factor. As an adjunct to diet to: Reduce LDL-C in adults with primary hyperlipidemia. Reduce low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) and slow the progression of atherosclerosis in adults. Reduce LDL-C in adults and pediatric patients aged 8 years and older with heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (HeFH).As an adjunct to other LDL-C-lowering therapies, or alone if such treatments are unavailable, to reduce LDL-C in adults and pediatric patients aged 7 years and older with homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (HoFH). As an adjunct to diet for the treatment of adults with: primary dysbetalipoproteinemia. Hypertriglyceridemia. Rosuvastatin is an HMG Co-A reductase inhibitor (statin) indicated: (1) To reduce the risk of stroke, myocardial infarction, and arterial revascularization procedures in adults without established coronary heart disease who are at increased risk of cardiovascular (CV) disease based on age, hsCRP ≥2 mg/L, and at least one additional CV risk factor. As an adjunct to diet to reduce LDL-C in adults with primary hyperlipidemia. As an adjunct to diet to reduce low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) and slow the progression of atherosclerosis in adults. As an adjunct to diet to reduce LDL-C in adults and pediatric patients aged 8 years and older with heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (HeFH). As an adjunct to other LDL-C-lowering therapies, or alone if such treatments are unavailable, to reduce LDL-C in adults and pediatric patients aged 7 years and older with homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (HoFH). As an adjunct to diet for the treatment of adults with: primary dysbetalipoproteinemia. Hypertriglyceridemia.

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FDA Reported Adverse Reactions
[1] drug ineffective    [2] fatigue    [3] nausea    [4] pain    [5] dyspnoea    [6] headache    [7] diarrhoea    [8] off label use    [9] vomiting    [10] arthralgia