Crestor 5mg

Forms and dosages

Crestor is administered orally once daily, with or without food. According to the prescribing information, the usual starting dose is 10mg once daily, with possible titration up to 40mg in selected high-risk patients. In patients of Asian ancestry the recommended starting dose is 5mg once daily because of higher systemic exposure, and lower doses are used in severe renal impairment. Tablets are swallowed whole with water at a consistent time of day.

Indications

Crestor is approved in adults for the treatment of primary hypercholesterolaemia and mixed dyslipidaemia, for the prevention of cardiovascular events in patients at elevated risk and for the secondary prevention of cardiovascular events. It is also approved in paediatric populations from age 6 with familial hypercholesterolaemia in some markets, under specialist supervision. According to international guidelines, the choice of dose depends on baseline risk and target LDL.