Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A statin drug, C22H28FN3O6S, used in the form of its calcium salt to treat hyperlipidemia.
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- noun medicine A particular
statin
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Patients taking Crestor, another statin generically called rosuvastatin, had a 48% decrease in risk of stroke, the researchers said.
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NHS Warrington has added 25 "areas" of prescribing to its list, including the statins Crestor (also known as rosuvastatin) and Lipitor (atorvastatin).
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011
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The report said that even people with low cholesterol dramatically lowered their chances of dying or have a heart attack if they took rosuvastatin, which is sold under the brand name Crestor, according to The Associated Press.
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It makes the drug in the trial, rosuvastatin, which is sold as Crestor.
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Those taking Crestor, also known as rosuvastatin, were actually 20 per cent less likely to die from any cause.
Food &Health Skeptic 2008
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The report said that even people with low cholesterol dramatically lowered their chances of dying or have a heart attack if they took rosuvastatin, which is sold under the brand name Crestor, according to The Associated Press.
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"On the other hand, other agents such as rosuvastatin (Crestor) have shown decreased major cardiac events, but have not caused regression of carotid intimal medial thickness in some studies."
MedPageToday.com - medical news plus CME for physicians 2009
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Statins—such as atorvastatin (Lipitor), rosuvastatin (Crestor), and simvastatin (Zocor and generic)—can reduce the risk of a heart attack and premature death in people who have a history of heart disease or at high risk of it.
More people than ever take cholesterol-lowering statins 2011
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Cholesterol lowering, cardiovascular diseases, and the rosuvastatin-JUPITER controversy: a critical reappraisal.
Mark Hyman, MD: Science for Sale: Protect Yourself From Medical Research Deception MD Mark Hyman 2010
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Cholesterol lowering, cardiovascular diseases, and the rosuvastatin-JUPITER controversy: a critical reappraisal.
Mark Hyman, MD: Science for Sale: Protect Yourself From Medical Research Deception MD Mark Hyman 2010
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