Rosuvastatin (Crestor®)

All Wales Medicines Strategy Group (AWMSG)
Record ID 32012000346
English
Authors' recommendations: Rosuvastatin (Crestor®) is not recommended for use within NHS Wales for the prevention of major cardiovascular events in patients who are estimated to have a high risk for a first cardiovascular event, as an adjunct to correction of other risk factors. The clinical and cost effectiveness evidence provided was not sufficient for AWMSG to recommend its use.
Details
Project Status: Completed
Year Published: 2011
English language abstract: An English language summary is available
Publication Type: Not Assigned
Country: Wales, United Kingdom
MeSH Terms
  • Cardiovascular Diseases
  • Fluorobenzenes
  • Pyrimidines
  • Sulfonamides
Contact
Organisation Name: All Wales Medicines Strategy Group
Contact Address: All Wales Therapeutics and Toxicology Centre, Academic Centre, University Hospital Llandough, Penlan Road, Penarth, Vale of Glamorgan CF64 2XX
Contact Name: AWTTC@wales.nhs.uk
Contact Email: AWTTC@wales.nhs.uk
Copyright: AWTTC
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