By the way, doctor. I am 80 and am taking a 40-milligram Crestor pill every day. Recently I saw a Crestor ad that said blood tests should be done to monitor for possible side effects of liver or muscle injury. Can you tell me something about those tests?
Komaroff, Anthony L
By the way, doctor. I am 80 and am taking a 40-milligram Crestor pill every day. Recently I saw a Crestor ad that said blood tests should be done to monitor for possible side effects of liver or muscle injury. Can you tell me something about those tests? [electronic resource] - Harvard health letter Mar 2007 - 8 p. digital
Publication Type: Journal Article
1052-1577
Aged, 80 and over
Biomarkers--blood
Creatine Kinase--blood
Fluorobenzenes--administration & dosage
Humans
Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors--administration & dosage
Liver--drug effects
Liver Function Tests--methods
Muscles--drug effects
Pyrimidines--administration & dosage
Rhabdomyolysis--chemically induced
Rosuvastatin Calcium
Sulfonamides--administration & dosage
By the way, doctor. I am 80 and am taking a 40-milligram Crestor pill every day. Recently I saw a Crestor ad that said blood tests should be done to monitor for possible side effects of liver or muscle injury. Can you tell me something about those tests? [electronic resource] - Harvard health letter Mar 2007 - 8 p. digital
Publication Type: Journal Article
1052-1577
Aged, 80 and over
Biomarkers--blood
Creatine Kinase--blood
Fluorobenzenes--administration & dosage
Humans
Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors--administration & dosage
Liver--drug effects
Liver Function Tests--methods
Muscles--drug effects
Pyrimidines--administration & dosage
Rhabdomyolysis--chemically induced
Rosuvastatin Calcium
Sulfonamides--administration & dosage