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March 03, 2005
Crestor Side Effects Warning
"Crestor, an especially powerful statin that can lower high cholesterol levels faster than many others, has been linked to some fatal cases of muscle damage known as rhabdomyolysis, which can lead to kidney failure. In its advisory, the FDA said clinical trials of Crestor and post-market studies had found that in rare cases it, like other statins, caused muscle damage."
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