By the way, doctor. I am 80 and am taking a 40-milligram Crestor pill every day. Recently I saw a Crestor ad that said blood tests should be done to monitor for possible side effects of liver or muscle injury. Can you tell me something about those tests?
Komaroff
Anthony L
AL
D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D003402:Creatine Kinase / Q000097:blood; D005464:Fluorobenzenes / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D019161:Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008099:Liver / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000201:enzymology; D008111:Liver Function Tests / Q000379:methods; D009132:Muscles / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000201:enzymology; D011743:Pyrimidines / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012206:Rhabdomyolysis / Q000139:chemically induced; D000068718:Rosuvastatin Calcium; D013449:Sulfonamides / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*
D015415:Biomarkers; D005464:Fluorobenzenes; D019161:Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors; D011743:Pyrimidines; D013449:Sulfonamides; D000068718:Rosuvastatin Calcium; D003402:Creatine Kinase