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Crestor Side Effects

When the FDA approved Crestor on August 13, 2003, seven people had already reported serious Crestor side effects during the pre-approval drug trials. Following the drug's approval, three more patients experienced potentially lethal Crestor side effects, including muscle damage (rhabdomyolysis) and kidney failure. One 39-year old woman died from these Crestor side effects. Now, two of the largest health insurance providers in the country have left the drug off their recommended lists, due to the serious nature of the reported Crestor side effects, and a consumer watchdog group is calling for the FDA to ban the drug entirely.

The Crestor side effects listed on the web site of drug manufacturer AstraZeneca do not include the possibility of muscle damage and the associated kidney failure. Rather, AstraZeneca lists some of the signs of these Crestor side effects and recommends that patients experiencing these symptoms contact a physician.

Non-profit public interest group Public Citizen claims that Crestor side effects are severe enough to warrant a ban on the drug, and that the FDA should never have approved Crestor in the first place, since at least seven incidences of severe Crestor side effects were reported during the drug's trial phase. Rhabdomyolysis was also a side effect of another cholesterol drug, Baycol, which has since been removed from the market. While Crestor side effects appeared prior to its approval, Baycol's side effects only appeared after the drug had been approved for the market.

Crestor side effects could prove crippling or even deadly-rhabdomyolysis occurs when a large number of skeletal muscle cells die, resulting in the release of a massive amount of muscle protein into the bloodstream. This leads to the deadliest of Crestor side effects, when the muscle protein becomes trapped in the kidneys, affecting the filtering process of the kidneys and leading to kidney failure. Related Crestor side effects include cardiac arrest resulting from potassium released from the damaged muscle cells, causing malignant heart rhythms.

These Crestor side effects could lead to debilitating medical conditions, or even death. For persons suffering from Crestor side effects, the financial costs can be enormous, not to mention the mental and emotional strain. If Crestor side effects affect you or your loved ones, you may wish to contact an attorney to investigate legal options. Attorneys who have worked in drug litigation can help you determine if your Crestor side effects qualify you to take legal action.

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More Crestor Resources

Crestor Side Effects - Information from Online Lawyer Source.com

Crestor - Official pharmaceutical website from Astra Zeneca.

Mercola.com - "Crestor and Other Statins: Are They Really Worth the Risk?"