Rosuvastatin

Rosuvastatin, dem sell under de brand name Crestor among odas, be a statin medication, dem use to prevent cardiovascular disease insyd those at high risk den treat abnormal lipids. E be recommended to be used plus dietary changes, exercise, den weight loss. Dem dey take am orally (by mouth).

Common side effects dey include abdominal pain, nausea, headaches, den muscle pains. Serious side effects fi include rhabdomyolysis, liver problems, den diabetes. Ein use during pregnancy fi harm de baby. Like all statins, rosuvastatin dey work by inhibiting HMG-CoA reductase, an enzyme dem find insyd de liver wey dey play a role in producing cholesterol.

Na dem patent rosuvastatin insyd 1991 wey na dem approve am for medical use insyd de United States insyd 2003. E be available as a generic medication. Insyd 2023, na e be de twelfth most commonly prescribed medication insyd de United States, plus more dan 42million prescriptions. Insyd Australia, na e be one of de top 10 most prescribed medications between 2017 den 2023.

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