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Roizen and Mehmet: No generic for Crestor

Q. I just had a blood test, and my physician said my HDL cholesterol's low and my LDL is high - the reverse of what it ought to be. She prescribed a brand-name statin drug, Crestor. When I asked about ...
Becker's Hospital Review

FDA approves Crestor’s generic rivals, much to Astrazeneca’s dismay

FDA approves Crestor’s generic rivals, much to Astrazeneca’s dismay The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved several generic versions of the popular cholesterol-lowering drug Crestor, ...
Washington Examiner

Q&A: Generic statins, mammogram timing, and pain that shoots from the shoulders

Q. I just had a blood test, and my physician said my HDL cholesterol's low and my LDL is high -- the reverse of what it ought to be. She prescribed a brand-name statin drug, Crestor. When I asked ...
Reuters

Broker says Astra's Crestor may face patent threat

LONDON, Aug 31 (Reuters) - Five generic firms have recently filed manufacturing applications with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to make a form of AstraZeneca's cholesterol drug Crestor, ...
Time

Lipitor vs. Crestor: Cholesterol Drugs on a Par

In a head-to-head test of two popular cholesterol-lowering statin drugs — Lipitor and Crestor — both medications worked equally well. Lipitor (atorvastatin) and Crestor (rosuvastatin) both effectively ...
Reuters

AstraZeneca begins court fight over Crestor patent

WILMINGTON, Del., Feb 22 (Reuters) - AstraZeneca Plc began a courtroom battle to protect its biggest-selling drug, Crestor, against generic competition on Monday, a fight that may hinge on the ...