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The Diffence Between Rosuvastatin Crestor And Atorvastatin

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Dr. Ivo Ditah MD

Is resuvastatin exactly the same as Crestor .I have had no side effects with Crestor, but as soon as I started to take resuvastatin I have a bad headache and stomach problems. YYYY@YYYY ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ivo Ditah ( Internal Medicine Specialist)
Dr. Rakesh Karanwal MD

Hi ,I have been prescribed RosuvasF 20 which I understand has Fenofibrate apart from Rosuvastatin .Can i replace this with Crestor 20 which i believe is only rosuvastatin,what purpose does Fenofibrate ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Rakesh Karanwal ( Internal Medicine Specialist)
Dr.     Bhanu Partap MD

Is there a significant difference between Crestor and Rosuvastatin? I currently am on Crestor 40 mg ... insurance company will not pay for my Crestor and want me to use the Generic. ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Bhanu Partap ( Cardiologist)
Dr. Jorge Brenes-Salazar MD

. I was prescribed 20 mg of Crestor rosuvastatin once a day. I ran out of the Crestor pills. Now I am far away in mainland China and a doctor here told me to take 10 mg of a generic rosuvastatin... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Jorge Brenes-Salazar ( Cardiologist)
Dr. Salah Saad Shoman MD

mg of Crestor as well as 40 mg of Rosuvastatin Calcium. Aren't these the same? Should I be taking 80 ... I should ask my primary why both. I read where Crestor also hinders diabetes treatment. Your... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Salah Saad Shoman ( Internal Medicine Specialist)

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Dr. Kulbir Singh MD

I would like to know what is the diffence between Rosuvastatin (Crestor) and Atorvastatin is please. Just my husband who has been on Crestor for years has been told by the doctor... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Kulbir Singh ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Saranya Ramadoss MD

suggestion was to change to Crestor rosuvastatin 20mg. What would you suggest , Crestor is much more ...Hi I have been taking Zarator 20mg atorvastatin for my cholesterol. I am also having... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Saranya Ramadoss ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.     Bhanu Partap MD

reason to switch from atorvastatin to rosuvastatin. Thank you. ...A literature search suggests that rosuvastatin reduces LDL cholesterol (unfractionated) more than ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Bhanu Partap ( Cardiologist)
Dr.  Hiren Hirpara MD

I was taken off of Crestor and put on the generic rosuvastatin.. My doctor had tried me out on Lipitor but I experienced brain and muscle aches. He tried Crestor and no problem. Now my insurance put me... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Hiren Hirpara ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Nazma.amman MD

Just started taking Rosuvstatin 40 mg, and I notice my memory to recall names is worse than it ever was while taking Crestor. Is the generic worse in this area? Did not notice this with Crestor, have ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Nazma.amman ( General & Family Physician)