Crestor Precautions and Warnings

Crestor precautions and warnings include consulting with your physician if you have certain medical conditions, such as heart disease, liver disease, or diabetes. Additional precautions and warnings for Crestor include avoiding the drug if you are pregnant; telling your doctor if you drink alcohol frequently; and contacting your healthcare provider immediately if you develop muscle pain, tenderness, or weakness.

 

Crestor: What Should I Tell My Healthcare Provider?

Before taking
 Crestor®, you should talk to your healthcare provider if you have:
 
Also let your healthcare provider know if you are:
 
  • Pregnant or thinking about becoming pregnant
  • Breastfeeding
  • Undergoing a procedure or surgery in the near future
  • Of Asian descent
  • Drinking alcohol frequently.
     
It's also important for your healthcare provider to know if you've had a heart attack or stroke.
 
As you talk with your healthcare provider, be sure to discuss all the medicines you may already be taking, including prescription and non-prescription medicines, antacids, vitamins, and herbal supplements.
 
Finally, once you being taking Crestor, be sure to contact your healthcare provider immediately if you experience any muscle pain, weakness, or tenderness -- especially if you have body aches or a fever as well. These could be warning signs of serious Crestor side effects.
 
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Written by/reviewed by: Kristi Monson, PharmD; Arthur Schoenstadt, MD
Last reviewed by: Kristi Monson, PharmD;