2004•Canadian Medical Association JournalOpen access

Rosuvastatin (Crestor) and rhabdomyolysis

E. Wooltorton

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Reason for posting: Rosuvastatin (Crestor) is a relatively new cholesterol-lowering drug that has become one of the top-selling new pharmaceuticals since it was first marketed in Canada in February 2003. However, Health Canada recently alerted health care professionals of reports of rhabdomyolysis

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Reason for posting: Rosuvastatin (Crestor) is a relatively new cholesterol-lowering drug that has become one of the top-selling new pharmaceuticals since it was first marketed in Canada in February 2003. However, Health Canada recently alerted health care professionals of reports of rhabdomyolysis

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Reason for posting: Rosuvastatin (Crestor) is a relatively new cholesterol-lowering drug that has become one of the top-selling new pharmaceuticals since it was first marketed in Canada in February 2003. However, Health Canada recently alerted health care professionals of reports of rhabdomyolysis

Key concepts: Rosuvastatin, Rhabdomyolysis, Medicine, Pharmacology, Internal medicine

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