1.0Public Citizenhttps://www.citizen.orgDiane Krauthamerhttps://www.citizen.org/author/dkrauthamer/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="X32lkxNJwd"><a href="https://www.citizen.org/article/dangers-of-rosuvastatin-crestor-identified-before-and-after-fda-approval/">Dangers of Rosuvastatin (Crestor) Identified Before and After FDA Approval</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.citizen.org/article/dangers-of-rosuvastatin-crestor-identified-before-and-after-fda-approval/embed/#?secret=X32lkxNJwd" width="600" height="338" title="“Dangers of Rosuvastatin (Crestor) Identified Before and After FDA Approval” — Public Citizen" data-secret="X32lkxNJwd" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> The lipid-lowering drug rosuvastatin is currently in the midst of the most heavily financed launch of a prescription drug ever. Here I present premarketing and postmarketing evidence of the dangers of the drug, and call for its removal from the market. Detailed briefing documents including unpublished reviews of safety and efficacy data from clinical trials are now made public on the internet before all Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advisory committee meetings discussing the approval of a new drug.https://www.citizen.org/wp-content/uploads/public_citizen_shared_link.jpg1200628