Rosuvastatin Calcium

Other Names: Crestor.

Commonly Prescribed For: Rosuvastatin Calcium is generally combined with diet, or weight loss for decreasing the quantity of cholesterol and other fatty substances present in the blood. Rosuvastatin Calcium is commonly used with other medications.

How to Take it: Rosuvastatin Calcium is available in the form of a tablet to be taken via mouth. This medication is normally taken once every day, either with food or without food. Take Rosuvastatin Calcium as prescribed, around the same time daily.

How it Works: Rosuvastatin Calcium belongs to a group of drugs known as HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors. This medication works to slow down the cholesterol production in the body.

Some Side Effects: Common side effects include constipation, cough, heartburn, joint pain, dizziness, depression, and trouble sleeping. Some serious side effects include muscle pain or tenderness, tingling in fingers, lack of energy, hoarseness, fever, inflammation of the face, lips, hands, or lower legs, chest pain, difficulty breathing or swallowing, yellowing of the skin, itching, nausea, hives, extreme tiredness, sore throat, unusual bleeding or bruising, and flu-like symptoms.