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There have been questions over the safety of Crestor, the cholesterol drug on which AstraZeneca has pinned most of its hopes for future growth.
US patient group Public Citizen has asked the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), to withdraw the drug, following the death of a patient who suffered from a muscle damaging condition called rhabdomyolysis, Baycol, Bayer’s successful cholesterol-fighting drug, was withdrawn from the market in 2001, when it wa…

AstraZeneca’s second-generation cholesterol drug, Crestor, has finally been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
The drug, which is seen as a key product for the company, has been approved at all doses, and without the kidney testing requirements that many were expecting for higher doses.
The drug has faced delays and safety conce…

ASTRAZENECA’S cholesterol-lowering drug Crestor lost U.S. market share following the recent publication of a negative report in the American Heart Association journal Circulation.
Crestor’s U.S. new prescription market share fell to 6.1 percent from 6.6 percent in the week ending May 27, and to 5.8 percent the following week, London-…

The METEOR trial examined AstraZeneca’s Crestor (rosuvastatin) in patients with early signs of atherosclerosis. C&I notes that because the METEOR study did not show regression of atherosclerosis, it ‘dashes hopes for an expanded label’ (C&I 2007, 7, 7). While METEOR did not show regression, this was not its primary endpoint. METEOR was designed to see if Crestor could halt the progression of atherosclerosis in patients at low-ri…

ATLANTA, United States (AFP) — The anti-cholesterol drug Crestor has been found to reverse plaque buildup in the arteries of the heart, according to a study released.
Unlike other anti-cholesterol …

IN THE WAKE OF new safety issues, AstraZeneca has disclosed plans for a upcoming DTC initiative for Crestor. Noting rapid growth in the U.S. statins market, chief financial officer John Symond told analysts there will be a “disciplined” approach to a marketing mix that carries si…

The Health Research Group charges that Crestor, a recently approved cholesterol-lowering drug, holds more potential harmful side effects than similar medications. But the FDA and manufacturer AstraZeneca PLC assert that the risk-to-benefit equation in Crestor is similar to that of the other drugs.

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