What is the dosage of Crestor?

Crestor is available in 4 dosages, including 40 mg Tab, 20 mg Tab, 10 mg Tab and 5 mg Tab

What is Crestor mechanism of action?

Crestor mechanism of action is Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors

Crestor Prescribing & Dosing Schedule

Q: What does Crestor treat?

Crestor treats Coronary Artery Disease, Hypercholesterolemia, Hyperlipoproteinemias and Hypertriglyceridemia

Q: What is Crestor made of?

Crestor contains rosuvastatin which is a HMG-CoA Reductase Inhibitor

Q: How is Crestor administered?

Crestor is administered as a Oral Pill

Dosage & Administration

Take orally with or without food, at any time of day.

Assess LDL-C when clinically appropriate, as early as 4 weeks after initiating CRESTOR, and adjust dosage if necessary.

Adults: Recommended dosage range is 5 to 40 mg once daily.

Pediatric Patients with HeFH: Recommended dosage range is 5 to 10 mg once daily for patients aged 8 to less than 10 years of age, and 5 to 20 mg once daily for patients aged 10 years and older.

Pediatric Patients with HoFH: Recommended dosage is 20 mg once daily for patients aged 7 years and older.

Asian Patients: Initiate at 5 mg once daily. Consider risks and benefits of treatment if not adequately controlled at doses up to 20 mg once daily.

Patients with Severe Renal Impairment (not on hemodialysis): Initiate at 5 mg once daily; do not exceed 10 mg once daily.

See full prescribing information for CRESTOR dosage and administration modifications due to drug interactions.

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Crestor Financial Assistance Options

Copay savings program

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Overview

Reduce patient OOP costs for drug (and occasionally for drug administration/infusion costs or drug-related test costs)

Patient benefit

A portion (or all) of patient OOP (deductible, copay), typically up to monthly and/or annual max

Patient eligibility

Patient must enroll or activate (may permit HCPs to enroll on patient’s behalf for HCP-administered drugs)
Generally, must have commercial insurance (rarely, may permit uninsured patients to use)
May never be used with government insurance

How to sign up

Cards may be downloadable digital cards or hard copies
Some pharmacos offer debit cards with pre-loaded copay benefit
Typically, available through multiple channels (e.g., rep to HCP to patient; pharmacy to patient; patient via website, Hub live agent, or copay vendor (live agent or IVR); patient and HCP via Hub enrollment form)
Some HCP-administered product programs permit HCPs to enroll on a patient’s behalf through via Hub form