Crestor® Recall: There has been no Crestor® recall however, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released a health advisory regarding identified risks of taking Crestor®. Even though there has been no Crestor® recall, this does not mean you do not have a legal case if you are one of the many people injured by Crestor®. The FDA advisory includes an insert for the patient, as well as the prescriber, stressing the importance of evaluating the risks of taking Crestor®. The negative side effects can be serious and even life threatening. Contact our Crestor® Lawyers today if you believe you have been injured.
Crestor® (rosuvastatin calcium), the latest of six cholesterol reducing drugs called statins, was approved in August of 2003 by the Food and Drug Administration. Crestor® is approved as a supplemental therapy accompanied by a low-cholesterol diet and exercise program to reduce the overall level of bad cholesterol in the blood stream. It was also advertised for raising levels of High-Density Lipoprotein (HDL) “good cholesterol” in many cases. Now, after years of use by the public, it has been shown to have significant risk potential. The FDA advisory is meant to alert the public to these risks.
A non-profit public interest group, Public Citizen, claims that Crestor®’s side effects are severe enough to warrant a Crestor® Recall. This group is not associated with the FDA or the manufacturer. The public interest group believes the Crestor® side effects could prove incapacitating or even deadly. One of the side effects of Crestor® is Rhabdomyolysis. This very serious side effect occurs when a large number of skeletal muscle cells die. The death of the skeletal muscle cells results in the release of a massive amount of muscle protein into the bloodstream. This flood of muscle protein in the blood leads to the deadliest of Crestor® side effects. The muscle protein becomes trapped in the kidneys, affecting the filtering process of the kidneys leading to possible, if not probable, kidney failure. Other related side effects include cardiac arrest resulting from potassium released from the damaged muscle cells.
The side effects of taking Crestor® are significant, possibly life altering, potentially lethal and include: cardiomyopathy, myopathy, necrotizing myopathy, heart attack, type 2 diabetes, sudden cardiac death, kidney failure and death from a heart related condition. The risks are overwhelming and have led to an outcry and demand for a Crestor® recall, by the public interest group, Public Citizen. Crestor® has not been recalled and it is not known at this time if a recall will be made.
For persons experiencing Crestor® side effects, the financial costs can be quite substantial along with mental and emotional anxiety. You deserve compensation.
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