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Generic Name: Rosuvastatin

What is Crestor? Crestor is a brand name for the drug rosuvastatin, a statin drug used with dietary therapy for hyperlipidemias to reduce elevations in total cholesterol.

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Reasons Taken

21 patients in the community are taking or have taken Crestor.

Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other 14 66%
high cholesterol 5 23%
General health 2 9%

Dosages

Based on the patients currently taking Crestor.

  0 mg Daily 10 mg As needed 5 mg Daily 10 mg Daily 20 mg Daily 40 mg Daily
  2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 9 Number of Patients: 9 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Duration

How long current patients have been taking Crestor or how long patients were taking Crestor before stopping.

Currently taking Crestor

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
1
1
3
0
4
6

Stopped taking Crestor

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
0
1
0
0
Why Patients Stopped Taking Crestor (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Expense 1 100% Expense: 100%


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