The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics
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ISSUE 1167
ISSUE 1167
October 13, 2003
Issue 1167
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Rosuvastatin - a New Lipid-lowering Drug
October 13, 2003 (Issue: 1167)
Rosuvastatin (Crestor - AstraZeneca), an HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor (or "statin"), was recently approved by the FDA for lowering serum cholesterol and triglyceride concentrations and raising HDL cholesterol levels. Rosuvastatin, like other statins,...more
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