Rosuvastatin Tablet: Uses, Dosage, Side Effects, Precautions and Alternates

Name: Rosuvastatin Tablet: Uses, Dosage, Side Effects, Precautions and Alternates
Duration: 4 min 27 s
Description: Rosuvastatin is a prescription medicine used to treat high cholesterol and to reduce the risk of major cardiovascular events such as heart attack and stroke. It belongs to a group of medicines called statins and is often used together with diet and exercise changes.

Rosuvastatin Tablet

Generic name	rosuvastatin (rosuvastatin calcium)
Drug class	Statin (HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor) / Lipid Metabolism Regulator
Forms	Oral tablets (5 mg, 10 mg, 20 mg, 40 mg)

Rosuvastatin is a prescription medicine used to treat high cholesterol and to reduce the risk of major cardiovascular events such as heart attack and stroke. It belongs to a group of medicines called statins and is often used together with diet and exercise changes.

General information

Follow the prescriber and the leaflet that comes with this medicine.