In the US, Rosuvastatin (rosuvastatin systemic) is a member of the drug class statins and is used to treat Atherosclerosis, High Cholesterol, High Cholesterol - Familial Heterozygous, High Cholesterol - Familial Homozygous, Hyperlipoproteinemia, Hyperlipoproteinemia Type IIa - Elevated LDL, Hyperlipoproteinemia Type IIb - Elevated LDL VLDL, Hyperlipoproteinemia Type III - Elevated beta-VLDL IDL, Hyperlipoproteinemia Type IV - Elevated VLDL and Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease.
US matches:
- Rosuvastatin
- Rosuvastatin Calcium
Scheme
Rec.INN
ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)
C10AA07
CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)
0287714-41-4
Chemical Formula
C22-H28-F-N3-O6-S
Molecular Weight
481
Therapeutic Category
Antilipemic agent, HMG CoA reductase inhibitor (statin)
Chemical Names
(3R,5S,6E)-7-[4-(p-fluorophenyl)-6-isopropyl-2-(N-methylmethanesulfonamido)-5-pyrimidinyl]-3,5-dihydroxy-6-heptenoic acid (WHO)
6-Heptenoic acid, 7-[4-[4-fluorophenyl]-6-[1-methylethyl]-2-[methyl[methylsulfonyl]amino]-5-pyrimidinyl]-3,5-dihy-droxy-
6-Heptenoic acid, 7-[4-[4-fluorophenyl]-6-[1-methylethyl]-2-[methyl[methylsulfonyl]amino]-5-pyrimidinyl]-3,5-dihy-droxy-, calcium salt [2:1] (USAN)
Foreign Names
- Rosuvastatinum (Latin)
- Rosuvastatin (German)
- Rosuvastatine (French)
- Rosuvastatina (Spanish)
Generic Names
- Rosuvastatin (OS: BAN)
- Rosuvastatin Calcium (OS: USAN, BANM)
- S 4522 (IS: Shionogi)
- ZD 4522 (IS: AstraZeneca)
Brand Names
- Cresadex
Drugtech, Peru - Creston
Eskayef, Bangladesh - Crestor
AstraZeneca, Latvia; AstraZeneca, Peru; AstraZeneca, Poland; AstraZeneca, Tunisia; Corden, Bulgaria - Rosumed
Labomed, Chile - Rosuva
Square, Bangladesh - Rosuvas Hasan 10
Hasan, Vietnam - Rosuvas
Ranbaxy, India; Ranbaxy, Peru - Rovast
Healthcare, Bangladesh - Sinlip
Gador, Argentina - Turbovas
Micro Labs, Myanmar - Zyrova
Zydus Cadila, Myanmar - Cresadex
Drugtech-Recalcine, Chile - Crestor
AstraZeneca, Netherlands Antilles; AstraZeneca, Argentina; AstraZeneca, Austria; AstraZeneca, Australia; AstraZeneca, Aruba; AstraZeneca, Barbados; AstraZeneca, Belgium; AstraZeneca, Bahrain; AstraZeneca, Bermuda; AstraZeneca, Brazil; AstraZeneca, Bahamas; AstraZeneca, Canada; AstraZeneca, Switzerland; AstraZeneca, Chile; AstraZeneca, China; AstraZeneca, Colombia; AstraZeneca, Costa Rica; AstraZeneca, Czech Republic; AstraZeneca, Germany; AstraZeneca, Denmark; AstraZeneca, Dominican Republic; AstraZeneca, Ecuador; AstraZeneca, Estonia; AstraZeneca, Spain; AstraZeneca, Finland; AstraZeneca, France; AstraZeneca, United Kingdom; AstraZeneca, Georgia; AstraZeneca, Guatemala; AstraZeneca, Hong Kong; AstraZeneca, Honduras; AstraZeneca, Croatia (Hrvatska); AstraZeneca, Haiti; AstraZeneca, Hungary; AstraZeneca, Indonesia; AstraZeneca, Ireland; AstraZeneca, Israel; AstraZeneca, Iceland; AstraZeneca, Italy; AstraZeneca, Jamaica; AstraZeneca, Sri Lanka; AstraZeneca, Lithuania; AstraZeneca, Luxembourg; AstraZeneca, Mexico; AstraZeneca, Malaysia; AstraZeneca, Nicaragua; AstraZeneca, Netherlands; AstraZeneca, Oman; AstraZeneca, Panama; AstraZeneca, Philippines; AstraZeneca, Portugal; AstraZeneca, Romania; AstraZeneca, Russian Federation; AstraZeneca, Sweden; AstraZeneca, Singapore; AstraZeneca, Slovenia; AstraZeneca, Slovakia; AstraZeneca, El Salvador; AstraZeneca, Thailand; AstraZeneca, Turkey; AstraZeneca, Trinidad & Tobago; AstraZeneca, Taiwan; AstraZeneca, United States; AstraZeneca, Venezuela; AstraZeneca, Vietnam; AstraZeneca, South Africa; Combiphar, Netherlands; Delphi, Netherlands; Dr. Fisher, Netherlands; EU-Pharma, Netherlands; Euro, Netherlands; IPR, United States; Shionogi Seiyaku, Japan - Dorosur
Domesco, Vietnam - Liparon
Ratio, Dominican Republic - Provisacor
AstraZeneca, Italy - Richstatin
Getz Pharma, Vietnam - Rosuvast
Bagó, Argentina - Rosuvastatina Richet
Richet, Argentina - Rovartal
Roemmers, Argentina - Rozavel
Sun, Myanmar - Simestat
Simesa, Italy - Visacor
AstraZeneca, Sweden; Medinfar, Portugal - Vivacor
Biosintética, Brazil
International Drug Name Search
Glossary
BAN | British Approved Name |
BANM | British Approved Name (Modified) |
IS | Inofficial Synonym |
OS | Official Synonym |
Rec.INN | Recommended International Nonproprietary Name (World Health Organization) |
USAN | United States Adopted Name |
WHO | World Health Organization |
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