Cholesterol-lowering statins such as Lipitor (atorvastatin) and Crestor (rosuvastatin calcium) are among the most widely prescribed drugs on the market today. Their purpose is to lower blood ...

AstraZeneca is to sell European rights to its cholesterol drug Crestor (rosuvastatin) to Germany’s Grunenthal. Crestor is a statin and at its peak generated annual revenues of more than $7 ...

Cholesterol is a fatty substance that naturally occurs in human blood. It is formed in the liver or comes from the foods you eat. Cholesterol performs important functions in your body. It aids in ...

For example, rosuvastatin (Crestor) and atorvastatin (Lipitor) are the most potent of the statin drugs, and so are preferred by many doctors when treating people with established heart disease ...

HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors, also known as statins, are popular medications for treating high cholesterol. Examples include ...

Most statin drugs are FDA-approved for children and teens under age 18, but only if they have a genetic condition that cause extremely high levels of LDL (bad) cholesterol. Yet in 2009 ...

The antitrust lawsuit involved a generic, cheaper version of the cholesterol-lowering drug Lipitor. In the legal statement, it was alleged that Pfizer and Ranbaxy prevented the introduction of ...

Lipitor, in turn, faced competition from AstraZeneca’s Crestor. In the obesity category, though, it seems the first movers are likely to remain the leaders. There are dozens of companies ...

Reducing cholesterol by eating healthy and exercising may take 3 to 6 months, but potentially longer for others. Some people may still need to take medications. Your cholesterol levels are ...

Stiff hands in the morning are a common sign of osteoarthritis (also known as "wear-and-tear arthritis) but can be caused by other conditions as well. These include autoimmune forms of arthritis as ...