Monday, October 19, 2009

U.S. Food and Drug Administration Approves Crestor for Use in Pediatric Patients With Heterozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia

AstraZeneca today announced the U.S. FDA approved CRESTOR® (rosuvastatin calcium) for use in pediatric patients ages 10-17 with heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (HeFH) when diet therapy fails to reduce elevated cholesterol. HeFH, a genetic disease, is characterized by high LDL cholesterol (the "bad" cholesterol) and increased risk of early cardiovascular disease.

The details can be read here.

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