The cholesterol-lowering drug Crestor (rosuvastatin) has been associated with a 27% increased risk of type-2 diabetes in clinical trials. Since then, other studies have confirmed the link between Crestor and diabetes. Our lawyers are concerned that patients are not being properly warned about the danger.
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Crestor and Type-2 Diabetes
Crestor (rosuvastatin) was associated with an 18% higher risk of diabetes compared to Pravachol (pravastatin), according to a study published in May 2013 by the British Medical Journal. Those conclusions were based on data from 1.5 million people in Canada, including 500,000 who were taking a statin.
The year before that study was published, the FDA also published a Safety Warning after numerous studies linked statins to diabetes. One of these studies, the JUPITER clinical trial, specifically linked Crestor to a 27% increased risk of diabetes
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