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Old Wed, Mar-02-05, 20:00
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Default Cholesterol drug poses muscle damage risk: FDA

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has come to the same conclusion as Health Canada about labelling the risks of the cholesterol drug Crestor.

On Wednesday, the FDA said Crestor, like other cholesterol-lowering drugs called statins, can have a rare side-effect of serious muscle damage. Last year, officials at Health Canada issued a public advisory about Crestor. It warned people taking the drug to watch out for muscle problems that could be linked to the drug.

The agency said the product should be relabelled to warn Asian-Americans to take a smaller dose. A clinical trial found Asians had double the levels of Crestor that Caucasians had, which raises the risk of muscle damage.

The U.S. advisory also tells doctors to start those with kidney damage or anyone taking the immunosuppressive drug cyclosporin with the lowest dose.

Dr. Sidney Wolfe of the consumer group Public Citizen has criticized Crestor and petitioned to have it pulled from the market.

In a statement, the FDA said its review of available data suggests Crestor's risk is no higher than other statins.


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In a statement, the FDA said its review of available data suggests Crestor's risk is no higher than other statins.


Okay, then, let's pull them all!
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Okay, then, let's pull them all!


My thoughts exactly!!!
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