Question: "Is Crestor Dangerous?" Atty. Jim Burke Answers This Important FAQ In The Video Below.
Intro To Crestor, Its Risks, & Your Options
Is Crestor Dangerous?
How Does Crestor Cause Harm?
Should Crestor Be Available For Sale?
What Are Crestor's Side Effects?
What Injuries Can Crestor Cause? Crestor & Myoglobinuria
What Is Rhabdomyolysis? Is There A Time Limit On Claims?
How Is Rhabdomyolysis Treated? How To Protect Your Crestor Claim
Crestor & Renal (Kidney) Failure What's Next If You Hire An Attorney?
We are investigating CRESTOR cases right now. If you have taken CRESTOR, and after starting the drug you were told you have Rhabdomyolysis, Renal Failure, Kidney Failure or Myoglobinuria, you may be entitled to participate in a legal claim against the makers of CRESTOR. We can help you. If you are taking CRESTOR and you have not been diagnosed with any of these serious health conditions, but you are suffering any of the symptoms discussed in the videos above, please contact your doctor immediately. Do that first. These conditions are extremely serious and they can progress rapidly. Timely treatment is critical.
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Text Of Video
Question: Is Crestor Dangerous?
Answer: The short answer is yes. Crestor is member of the statin drug family. All of the medicines in this category do the same thing---they lower cholesterol; and they all carry some risk for 3 health problems. One is Rhabdomyolysis, which is the sudden, serious decay of skeletal muscle tissue, another it myoglobinuria, too much protein in the urine, and the third is kidney failure. The problem with Crestor, according to Dr. Sidney Wolfe, Director of Public Citizens’ Health Research Group, is that Crestor isn’t any better than any other statin drug at lowering cholesterol, but if you take Crestor instead of one of the other drugs, your risk for severe muscle damage, kidney failure, or even death, goes way up. How much higher is the risk? A lot higher. In a letter written in 2005, Dr. Wolfe compared the risks for rhabdomyolysis for all statin drugs. The FDA data he reviewed showed that people who took Crestor were 3 times more likely to suffer from Rhabsomyolysis than people who took Zocor, 10 times more likely than people who took Lipitor, and almost 22 times more likely than people who took Pravachol. The risks for myoglobinuria and kidney problems were greater with Crestor too, because these conditions can result directly from rhabdomyolysis.
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