There are many Americans who are still confused regarding the different side effects of Crestor which is a medication for the decrease of high cholesterol level in the blood stream. They should be well acquainted with the demerits of the usage of this drug. After a long investigation, the FDA authority has declared that this medication is loaded a lot of side effects and it can harm the body to a great extent. Now, through an analytical overview of the negative effect of this drug, it can be proved that this medication is really bad for the patients suffering from the brunt of high cholesterol disorder and other diseases.
Crestor or rosuvastatin calcium is responsible for producing a number of physical disorders and therefore it is very dangerous medication and people should abstain from consuming this drug. It is seen that after consuming this medication on regular basis, guys experience many mild or severe physical and psychological problems like headache, muscle pull, acute pain in the lower portion of the body, fatigue and the feeling of nausea. In case, a patient feels that there is severe or mild pain in the abdominal portion of the body through the regular usage of this medication, he must inform the doctor of the fact.
Secondly, if he suffers from excessive weakness due to over consumption of this medication, he must go to the doctors chamber for the check-up. Frankly speaking, recently, there are many discussions and conferences regarding Crestor and its possible side effects. Depending on the foundation of recent report given by Public Citizen, it can be said that patients can face the severe physical disorders like rhabdomyolysis, renal failure and other complications after taking this medication. FDA has obtained at least 65 reports which have supported the onset of the rhabdomyolysis to the patients due to the regular consumption of this medication. Rhabdomyolysis damages the functionalities of kidneys and therefore, one should not decide to opt for this medication and consult doctors to gather information regarding the bad effects of this medication. American law is very strict in this regard. A person is fully allowed to hire an attorney if he receives unlimited damage and physical deformity due to the wrong dosage and usage of this medication. This medication has already been pulled from the market. The company has lost government authorization/ approval for the sale of this drug in the market. Crestor is also accountable for the sexual dysfunction.
Only three months after its approval, three patients in the United
States who were taking approved doses of rosuvastatin developed
Crestor side effects, including kidney failure or muscle damage. As
in the case with Baycol, a cholesterol-lowering medicine withdrawn
from the market by Bayer due to its serious side effects in August
2002, the muscle damage, known as rhabdomyolysis deteriorates
the kidneys.
The Public Citizen filed a petition to the FDA just months after
Crestor's approval in an effort to prevent Crestor from being sold
due to concerns over kidney toxicity. In studies before Crestor's
approval, seven people were struck by cases of rhabdomyolysis.
Since the original Public Citizen petition was filed with the FDA in
early March, the organization said, eleven additional cases of
muscle damage, ten of them in the United States, and three
additional cases of kidney problems, have been reported.
Symptoms of rhabdomyolysis and kidney damage include:
muscle pain and weakness, general fatigue, fever, nausea and
vomiting, and dark and discolored urine (reddish, rose, or cola
colored urine). Rhabdomyolysis causes the blood serum levels of
plasma creatine kinase (ck) levels to be very high. Acute kidney
failure can occur and can cause death.
