Crestor and Dry skin - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Dry skin is reported as a side effect among people who take Crestor (rosuvastatin calcium), especially for people who are female, 60+ old, have been taking the drug for 1 - 6 months also take Aspirin, and have High blood pressure.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Dry skin when taking Crestor. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 143,349 people who have side effects when taking Crestor from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Crestor?

Crestor has active ingredients of rosuvastatin calcium. It is often used in high blood cholesterol. eHealthMe is studying from 149,761 Crestor users. Check the latest studies of Crestor.

What is Dry skin?

Dry skin is found to be associated with 1,989 drugs and 2,353 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Dry skin.

On Jul, 18, 2026

143,349 people reported to have side effects when taking Crestor.
Among them, 649 people (0.45%) have Dry skin.

Among these 649 people:

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

Do you take Crestor and have Dry skin?

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Related studies:

Effectiveness of, long term effects of, and alternative drugs to Crestor:

Crestor (149,761 reports)

Dry skin treatments and more:

Dry skin (131,310 reports)

How severe was Dry skin and when was it recovered:

Dry skin in Crestor

Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of rosuvastatin calcium:

Dry skin and drugs with ingredients of rosuvastatin calcium (1,134 reports)

Sub-studies by gender and age:

Female: 0-1 2-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+

Male: 0-1 2-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+

Browse all side effects of Crestor:

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Browse all the drugs that are associated with Dry skin:

Dry skin (1,989 drugs)

Browse all the conditions that are associated with Dry skin:

Dry skin (2,353 conditions)

How the study uses the data?

The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on rosuvastatin calcium (the active ingredients of Crestor) and Crestor (the brand name). Other drugs that have the same active ingredients (e.g. generic drugs) are not considered. Dosage of drugs is not considered in the study.

How to use the study?

DO NOT STOP MEDICATIONS without first consulting your doctor. If there are any serious or long term adverse effects discovered in the study, discuss the study with your doctor to ensure that proper medication management will be in place if applicable.

Who is eHealthMe?

With medical big data and proven AI/ML algorithms, eHealthMe provides a platform for everyone to run phase IV clinical trials. We study millions of patients and 5,000 more each day. Results of our real-world drug study have been referenced on 800+ peer-reviewed medical publications, including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature. Our analysis results are available to researchers, health care professionals, patients (testimonials), and software developers (open API).

WARNING, DISCLAIMER, USE FOR PUBLICATION

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