KARVEA * CRESTOR

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Karvea is used to lower high blood pressure, which doctors call hypertension.

Everyone has blood pressure. This pressure helps get your blood all around your body. Your blood pressure may be different at different times of the day, depending on how busy or worried you are. You have hypertension (high blood pressure) when your blood pressure stays higher than is needed, even when you are calm and relaxed.

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Crestor (rosuvastatin) belongs to a a group of drugs called HMG CoA reductase inhibitors, or "statins." Rosuvastatin reduces levels of "bad" cholesterol (low-density lipoprotein, or LDL) and triglycerides in the blood, while increasing levels of "good" cholesterol (high-density lipoprotein, or HDL).

Crestor is used in adults and children who are at least 8 years old to lower cholesterol and triglycerides (types of fat) in the blood and to slow the build-up of plaque (fatty deposits) in your blood vessels.

Crestor is also used to lower the risk of stroke, heart attack, and other heart complications in certain people with diabetes, coronary heart disease, or other risk factors.

Crestor is also used to treat hereditary forms of high cholesterol, including the heterozygous type (inherited from one parent) and the homozygous type (inherited from both parents). For the heterozygous type, Crestor can be used in children who are at least 8 years old. For the homozygous type, Crestor can be used in children as young as 7 years old

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• CRESTOR is not right for everyone. Do not take CRESTOR if you are nursing, pregnant or may become pregnant; have liver problems; or have had an allergic reaction to CRESTOR

• Your doctor should do blood tests to check your liver before starting treatment and if you have symptoms of liver problems while taking CRESTOR

• Call your doctor right away if you:
  • Have unexplained muscle pain or weakness, especially with fever
  • Have muscle problems that do not go away even after your doctor told you to stop taking CRESTOR
  • Feel unusually tired
  • Have loss of appetite, upper belly pain, dark urine, or yellowing of skin or eyes.
  These could be signs of rare but serious side effects
• Elevated blood sugar levels have been reported with statins, including CRESTOR
• Side effects: The most common side effects may include headache, muscle aches, abdominal pain, weakness, and nausea. Memory loss and confusion have also been reported with statins, including CRESTOR
• Tell your doctor and pharmacist about other medicines you are taking

Talk to your doctor about prescription CRESTOR.