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Page values for "Rosuvastatin"

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FieldField typeValue
genericStringRosuvastatin
brandStringCrestor, Ezallor
structureFile
classesList of String, delimiter: ,[[:Category:Statins|Statin]] [[:Category:Lipid-lowering_agents|Lipid-lowering agent]]
mechanismString'"`UNIQ--vote-000000F7-QINU`"' Minimal CYP3A4 dependence (CYP2C9 minor) reduces drug-drug interactions; transport in and out of hepatocytes is largely via OATP1B1, making SLCO1B1 PGx genotype the most clinically actionable marker for statin-associated myopathy'"`UNIQ--ref-000000F8-QINU`"'.
usesString'"`UNIQ--vote-000000F9-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-000000FA-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-000000FB-QINU`"'
starting_doseString10-20 mg PO once daily (5 mg in Asian ancestry, elderly, hypothyroidism, or strong CYP/SLCO1B1 interactions)
preparationsString5, 10, 20, 40 mg tablets
fda_maxString40 mg/d (rarely needed; 40 mg restricted to patients not at goal on 20 mg)
pill_idText
routesList of String, delimiter: ,Oral
onsetStringLDL lowering at 1 week, max by 4 weeks
durationString24 hours
halflifeString~19 hours'"`UNIQ--ref-000000FC-QINU`"'
bioavailabilityString~20% (oral; hydrophilic, minimal CYP metabolism, mostly excreted unchanged in bile)'"`UNIQ--ref-000000FD-QINU`"'
pregnancyStringPreviously Category X; FDA removed the blanket statin contraindication in pregnancy in 2021. Use individualized.<sup class="pcp-cn" title="This claim needs a citation.">&#91;[[Pharmacopedia:Citation needed|citation&nbsp;needed]]&#93;</sup>
legalString[[USLegal:Prescription only|Rx-only]] in US