Rosuvastatin

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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