Rosuvastatin

Name: Rosuvastatin Drug Interactions
Creator: Dr. Brian Staiger, PharmD, BCPS

24 interactions 2 explained in plain English

Also sold as: Crestor Crestor® Ezallor Ezallor®

About Rosuvastatin

Rosuvastatin is a statin used to lower cholesterol and reduce the risk of heart attack and stroke. Read the full Rosuvastatin drug information page →

Medically reviewed by Dr. Brian Staiger, PharmD, BCPS · Updated Jun 30, 2026 · Editorial policy · Data sources

Sources: FDA prescribing information (Structured Product Labeling), the published literature cited in each entry, DDInter 2.0 (a major open-access drug-interaction database), and legacy DrugBank interaction data distributed by the NIH's RxNav service (decommissioned in 2024) — analyzed and reviewed by our pharmacist team. How we build this library →

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Moderate

Rosuvastatin Encorafenib Braftovi Increased rosuvastatin exposure and an increased risk of rosuvastatin-related toxicities Details Rosuvastatin Fostemsavir Rukobia Increased exposure of the HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor Details Rosuvastatin Lanthanum Fosrenol® Reduced statin bioavailability Details

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