{"id":60366,"date":"2023-09-14T15:10:18","date_gmt":"2023-09-14T19:10:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.singlecare.com\/blog\/?p=60366"},"modified":"2025-12-04T13:24:41","modified_gmt":"2025-12-04T18:24:41","slug":"crestor-generic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.singlecare.com\/blog\/crestor-generic\/","title":{"rendered":"Generic Crestor availability, cost, and dosage"},"content":{"rendered":"

Crestor<\/span><\/a> sits atop the list of <\/span>statin drugs<\/span><\/a> on the market as one of the most potent among them. It\u2019s one of only two popular cholesterol-lowering statin drugs, along with <\/span>Lipitor<\/span><\/a>, to be recommended by the American College of Cardiology as a high-intensity therapy option for people with existing heart disease or those at high risk of <\/span>heart disease<\/span><\/a>. While it\u2019s an effective brand-name drug for low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), many people opt for its generic version, <\/span>rosuvastatin<\/span><\/a>, which works just as well.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Is there a generic for Crestor?<\/span><\/h2>\n

The generic name of Crestor is rosuvastatin. It was first approved as a generic medicine in 2016, 13 years after AstraZeneca received the green light for the <\/span>brand-name Crestor<\/span><\/a> from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Today, generic Crestor products are readily available and preferred by health insurance formularies over the brand-name alternative. It belongs to a drug class called statins (or HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors) and continues to be a leading treatment when dietary changes haven\u2019t helped enough for people with high cholesterol.<\/span><\/p>\n

What are the differences between brand-name and generic Crestor?<\/span><\/h2>\n

Brand-name and generic drugs<\/span><\/a> have the same active ingredient. In this case, rosuvastatin can lower your LDL cholesterol level and keep it from building up on the walls of arteries, regardless of whether it is brand-name Crestor. Crestor and rosuvastatin generally come as 5, 10, 20, and 40 mg pills, and they\u2019re taken at the same dosages. However, the appearance can vary with generic pills due to different manufacturers.<\/span><\/p>\n

According to a <\/span>clinical study<\/span><\/a>, brand-name and generic Crestor are equally effective. When taken as prescribed, the generic version should help manage cholesterol levels just as well as the brand-name form. Still, the generic version may contain different inactive ingredients, such as fillers and dyes, which some people may negatively react to.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Both versions also share common and serious side effects, with muscle problems among the <\/span>most common side effects<\/span><\/a>. This drawback is typical of the statin class of medications. Other serious but less frequent side effects include <\/span>pancreatitis<\/span><\/a>, kidney failure, and liver damage.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Drug information<\/span><\/td>\nCrestor (rosuvastatin calcium)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Uses<\/span><\/td>\n\n
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  • High cholesterol, including inherited high cholesterol<\/span><\/li>\n
  • High triglycerides\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Heart attack risk reduction\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Stroke risk reduction\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Heart disease prevention<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Standard dosage<\/span><\/td>\n\n
    \n
  • 5\u201340 mg once daily<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Common side effects<\/span><\/td>\n\n
Contraindications<\/span><\/td>\n\n
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  • Advanced cirrhosis<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Acute liver failure<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Muscle disease<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Pregnancy<\/span><\/li>\n
  • History of hypersensitivity or allergic reactions to rosuvastatin or other statins<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Other considerations<\/span><\/td>\n\n