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Crestor Information
This medicine belongs to a category of drugs known as ‘statins’ or HMG CoA reductase inhibitors. Discount Crestor helps in reducing the “bad” cholesterol levels in the blood. It also regulates triglycerides levels while increasing the levels of “good” cholesterol. Cheap Crestor is thus helpful in lowering cholesterol and triglycerides in the blood. It helps in lowering the risk of heart attack, stroke and other heart ailments in patients suffering from coronary heart disease or diabetes. This generic medicine should be prescribed only to adults or children of or above the age of 10 years.
Crestor Side Effects And Precautions
If you are allergic to rosuvastatin, then you should not take this medicine, as it is the key ingredient of this medicine. If you suffer from liver ailments, then you should inform your doctor about your condition. Also inform your health care provider if you are pregnant, or get pregnant during the treatment. If you are of Chinese descent, then your doctor should know about this.
Other conditions which should be mentioned to your doctor before starting treatment with rosuvastatin include kidney ailments and diabetes. If you take more than two alcoholic beverages daily, then your doctor should know about this. In very rare cases, this medicine may lead to skeletal muscle tissue breakdown and thus may cause kidney failure. If you experience muscle weakness or dark colored urine, then you should talk with your doctor immediately.
Dosage Information For Crestor
The recommended dosage of Crestor is 5 to 40 mg taken once a day. The medicine is meant to be taken orally. The usual initial dosage is 10-20 mg. You can take this medicine with or without food. Your doctor may adjust your dosage accordingly. You can buy Crestor 5 mg, 10 mg, 20 mg from North Drug Mart for the ease of ordering feature.