Crestor

Crestor

Crestor or rosuvastatin is a statin drug, which means it’s effective in lowering a person’s cholesterol. A statin drug is also classified as an HMG CoA reductase inhibitor. When paired with enough exercise and diet, Crestor is efficient in improving levels of cholesterol. It does this by lowering the levels of bad cholesterol while simultaneously raising levels for good cholesterol. When people have issues with their cholesterol, this means that they are at more risk of developing certain heart diseases and other dangerous conditions. Your blood vessels are also more prone to developing fatty deposits, making it difficult for the blood to efficiently and easily flow through your arteries. When that happens, it can lead to a heart attack, a stroke, or other types of heart diseases.

The generic name for Crestor is rosuvastatin. Its active ingredient is rosuvastatin calcium. It is a prescription-only medication, which means that you can only receive it from a doctor or pharmacist. There are different dosages for it, such as 5 mg, 10 mg, 20 mg, and 40 mg. The appearance of each pill can vary drastically as the 40 mg has an oblong shape instead of a circular one.

Crestor can be used by different people for different purposes. It can be used by adults who cannot rely on diet and exercise alone to control their cholesterol levels. It is also used by children between the ages of 8 to 17 years old who have an inherited condition called heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia, which is said to cause high levels of LDL, and homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia, which has the same effects as the previous condition.

How does Crestor work?

Crestor works by targeting the production of cholesterol in the body. The liver and the food you eat are the main factors in cholesterol entering your bloodstream and building up to the point that it becomes dangerous. To stop this dangerous production, Crestor blocks out the responsible enzymes. As a result, the risk of heart attacks and strokes for men who are aged 50 years and above is reduced significantly.

Crestor can work in two different ways. The first one is that it can block out an enzyme found in the liver that is responsible for making cholesterol. When this enzyme is blocked out, you can expect the liver to make lesser amounts of cholesterol. The second way is to increase the liver’s uptake and breakdown of cholesterol that is already in the blood.

With proper diet and exercise, Crestor is most effective. It leads to lowered bad cholesterol and the slow build-up of plaque in the arteries. You can see the maximum effect of this medication two to four weeks from starting it out.