Name: Rosuvastatin (Crestor) for Cholesterol: How It Works, How to Take It, and Side Effects | GoodRx
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Statins are often the first choice when treating high cholesterol.

They are affordable, highly effective, and are often well tolerated.

Here's what you need to know if your care team has prescribed this medication.

There are two types of cholesterol you should know about.

There's bad cholesterol known as LDL, and good cholesterol known as HDL.

When you have too much LDL cholesterol in your blood, it can lead to plaque buildup on your blood vessel walls.

Over time, this can make your blood vessels more narrow and less flexible.

And it increases your risk of heart attack and stroke.

Statins like Rosuvastatin work by stopping your liver from making LDL.

This helps lower your level of LDL cholesterol, but it can also help raise your HDL cholesterol.

Rosuvastatin is an oral pill that you take once a day, you can take it with or without food, and you can take it at any time of day.

You can talk with your prescriber about their recommendations.

Your prescriber is the person who wrote you the prescription.

This may be your primary care doctor, nurse practitioner, physician's assistant, or a specialist like a cardiologist.

They'll work with you and your pharmacist to form your care team, your prescriber knows your health history, so they know how the medication will help meet your treatment goals.

And how it might affect other parts of your health.

Your pharmacist can also answer questions or provide tips for taking Rosuvastatin.

For example, Rosuvastatin can interact with antacids, so you should take them at least two hours after you take your statin.

And you should limit the amount of alcohol you drink.

It also works best when combined with exercise and a heart healthy diet.

Both your care team and your pharmacist can answer your questions about side effects, which may include muscle and joint pain, constipation, nausea, and high blood sugar.

Talk to your doctor if you start having fever, muscle weakness, dark urine, or yellowing of your eyes or skin.

These are signs of rare but serious side effects.

Don't be afraid to ask your pharmacist or provider about affordability, these days there are many low cost ways to get your medication.