According to a report by the research firm IMS Health, (free membership login required) new prescriptions and refills for Crestor, a drug used to lower cholesterol, exceeded all other prescribed drugs in the United States between October 2012 and September 2013.
Crestor (rosuvastatin), like Lipitor (atorvastatin) is widely-used to lower cholesterol and belongs to a family of drugs called “statins.” Among the best-selling drugs in the United States, statins use the liver to block the body’s creation of cholesterol, which is a key contributor…
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