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These highlights do not include all the information needed to use ROSUVASTATIN TABLETS safely and effectively. See full prescribing information for ROSUVASTATIN TABLETS. ROSUVASTATIN tablets, for oral use Initial U.S. Approval: 2003
Medication labelWhy this: Advisory · dailymed-prescription
Pediatric use information for patients 7 to 17 years of age is approved for AstraZeneca’s CRESTOR (rosuvastatin calcium) tablets. However, due to AstraZeneca’s marketing exclusivity rights, this drug product is not labeled with that pediatric information. Rosuvastatin tablets are indicated as adjunctive therapy to diet for the treatment of adult patients with hypertriglyceridemia. Rosuvastatin tablets are indicated as an adjunct to diet for the treatment of adult patients with primary dysbetalipoproteinemia (Type III Hyperlipoproteinemia). Rosuvastatin tablets are indicated as adjunctive therapy to other lipid-lowering treatments (e.g., LDL apheresis) or alone if such treatments are unavailable to reduce LDL-C, Total-C, and ApoB in adult patients with homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia. Rosuvastatin tablets have not been studied in Fredrickson Type I and V dyslipidemias.
- generic_name
- rosuvastatin
- product_names
- Rosuvastatin
- ndc
- 68071-2816, 16729-285, 68071-2816-2
- group
- drugs
- license
- us-gov-pd
- attribution
- Courtesy of the National Library of Medicine
- reviewed
- 2026-09-18
- language
- en