In a head-to-head test of two popular cholesterol-lowering statin drugs — Lipitor and Crestor — both medications worked equally well.more Lipitor (atorvastatin) and Crestor (rosuvastatin) both ...

FDA approves Crestor’s generic rivals, much to Astrazeneca’s dismay The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved several generic versions of the popular cholesterol-lowering drug Crestor, ...

Crestor is prescribed to treat high or unhealthy cholesterol levels, as these may lead to dangerous cardiovascular problems like heart attack or stroke. Triglycerides are a kind of fat. This leads to ...

MUMBAI, India The Food and Drug Administration has given tentative approval to a generic cholesterol drug made by Sun Pharmaceutical Industries. Sun announced Wednesday the tentative approval of ...

Rosuvastatin is also prescribed to treat high cholesterol caused by genetics in certain children. It is available as the brand-name drug Crestor. An interaction occurs when one substance causes ...