We value your privacy

mediLexicon uses cookies to run the site, understand usage, and enhance your learning experience. You can accept all, reject non-essential, or choose what to allow. See our Privacy Policy.

medication

rosuvastatin

Rosuvastatin is used to reduce the risk of heart attack or stroke decrease the amount of cholesterol (a fat-like substance that can build up and clog blood vessels causing heart attack or stroke or other health conditions) Rosuvastatin is in a class of medications called HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors (statins). It works by slowing how much cholesterol your body makes. This lowers the amount of cholesterol that can build up on the walls of the arteries and block blood flow to the heart, brain, and other parts of the body.

Full drug information on MedlinePlus →
Source: mediLexicon corpus · slug rosuvastatin