Public Citizen today called on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to withdraw the cholesterol-lowering drug Crestor from the market. Crestor, which is marketed by AstraZeneca, has been linked to cases of life-threatening muscle damage and kidney failure or damage, says the consumer advocacy group.
“The FDA should never have approved this drug in the face […]

WellPoint Health Networks Inc. says it will not reimburse people for use of Crestor, a statin drug by AstraZeneca due to safety concerns.
“There is a level of nervousness, and we’re being conservative and we’re being cautious” said Dr. Robert Seidman, chief pharmacy officer for WellPoint “We’ve already been Baycolled”.
During clinical trials rhabdomyolisis turned up in […]

Public Citizen, a consumer advocacy group, says new cholesterol drug Crestor from AstraZeneca may cause kidney damage and failure, as well as muscle destruction (rhabdomyolysis). The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Crestor on August 13 and it is just now becoming available by prescription.
“It was irresponsible of the FDA to approve this drug without […]