Posted on 03/04/2005 1:08:44 AM PST by neverdem
A March 3 article about a Food and Drug Administration public health advisory on the cholesterol-lowering drug Crestor misstated agency and company recommendations on starting dosages for the drug. The usual starting dose is 10 milligrams, and doctors should consider 5 milligrams for patients requiring less aggressive treatment.
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...
Crestor comes in a 5 milligram tablet.
Statins are dangerous period. Should be taken with extreme care, if at all.
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The correction is posted for those taking Crestor and the docs on the list. Please see comment# 1.
Thanks for the info.
Caution with water and oxygen also has merit.
This is a new dose. 10 used to be the lower limit. It should be in 2.5mg also when you read the data. It lowers cholesterol appreciably at that dose.
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