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Rosuvastatin Calcium side effects: what 27,960 FDA adverse event reports show

Rosuvastatin Calcium · 1,217 reaction terms · 175,009 drug–reaction co-reports · data 2026-09-14
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Drug class

Not stated in label

Who reports

27,960 reports · 72% serious · 1,403 with death outcome · 56% female

openFDA FAERS counts, all years, deduplication not applied

Used for

Pediatric use information for patients 7 to 17 years of age is approved for AstraZeneca’s CRESTOR (rosuvastatin calcium) tablets. However, due to AstraZeneca’s marketing exclusivity rights, this drug product is not labeled with that pediatric information.

FDA label, Indications and Usage

What it is

Rosuvastatin calcium is a synthetic lipid-lowering agent for oral administration.

FDA label, Description section

Boxed warning

None in the current label

How to read this page. FAERS is a spontaneous-reporting system: counts are not incidence rates and a signal is not proof of causation. Each reaction below is run through an automated screen — is the term in the FDA label (known), in the indications (the disease being treated), an administrative/coding term, or none of these (unlabeled)? That screen is mechanical text matching, not a causality assessment. The 30 hand-written Bradford Hill assessments are on the causality assessment page. Not medical advice.

Causality screen of the 40 strongest signals

Likely indication confounding 1Reporting / coding artifact 3Lab value / disease marker 8Not in label — unassessed 28
What the badges mean

Strongest disproportionality signals

Flagged terms (PRR ≥ 2, χ² ≥ 4, n ≥ 10), ranked by PRR; infinite PRRs (no comparator reports) excluded. The EBGM column is a second, shrinkage-based estimate (MGPS) with its 5th percentile EB05 and the BCPNN IC025; a pair flagged by PRR alone is marked PRR-only and should be read as fragile. The strata column recomputes the PRR on serious reports only (and, for the 300 most-reported drugs, adjusted for age band), and flags pairs whose reports are unusually skewed by sex or come mostly from consumers. Each row also shows the PRR against the other drugs of the same FDA class, which removes most confounding by the condition being treated, and a calibrated p-value: on validation, known non-causes average an ROR of about 2, so significance is judged against that empirical null (✓ = p < 0.05 after calibration). 1,177 further terms are in the interactive explorer. Reaction links open the term's cross-drug page.

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ReactionReportsPRR 95% CI · ROR · χ²/pEBGM EB05 · IC025Label screenSerious-only & strataTrial cross-check
Plethysmography248,855.0
2,092.8–37,466.9ROR 8,862.6 · calibrated p 7e-16 ✓
441.2 EB05 312.0 · IC025 +4.8
3/3 methods agree
Not in label — unassessedserious n=24 · ♀ 100% (drug 56%) · 100% consumernot reported in cached trials
Fractional exhaled nitric oxide increased88782.4
579.8–1,055.7ROR 784.8 · calibrated p 2e-15 ✓
351.2 EB05 293.8 · IC025 +6.6
3/3 methods agree
Not in label — unassessedserious n=88 · ♀ 0% (drug 56%)not reported in cached trials
Rhinitis perennial28397.3
251.0–629.0ROR 397.7 · calibrated p 7e-12 ✓
219.9 EB05 159.7 · IC025 +4.9
3/3 methods agree
Not in label — unassessedserious n=28 · ♀ 0% (drug 56%)not reported in cached trials
Malignant mediastinal neoplasm35358.7
239.6–537.1ROR 359.2 · calibrated p 1e-11 ✓
213.6 EB05 160.6 · IC025 +5.2
3/3 methods agree
Not in label — unassessedserious n=35 · ♀ 100% (drug 56%)not reported in cached trials
Rheumatoid factor negative55338.2
245.9–465.3ROR 338.9 · calibrated p 9e-12 ✓
215.0 EB05 171.4 · IC025 +5.8
3/3 methods agree
Reporting / coding artifactserious n=55 · ♀ 0% (drug 56%) · 100% cliniciannot reported in cached trials
Hyper ige syndrome32291.5
193.6–438.9ROR 291.9 · calibrated p 7e-11 ✓
186.1 EB05 138.1 · IC025 +5.0
3/3 methods agree
Likely indication confounding
term in indications; also in warnings
serious n=32 · ♀ 100% (drug 56%)not reported in cached trials
Congenital hiatus hernia61284.9
212.1–382.7ROR 285.5 · calibrated p 4e-11 ✓
193.4 EB05 156.0 · IC025 +5.8
3/3 methods agree
Not in label — unassessedserious n=61 · ♀ 0% (drug 56%)not reported in cached trials
Reversible airways obstruction141283.5
233.5–344.1ROR 284.9 · calibrated p 2e-11 ✓
199.6 EB05 173.4 · IC025 +6.6
3/3 methods agree
Not in label — unassessedserious n=141not reported in cached trials
Neurologic neglect syndrome152279.7
232.2–337.0ROR 281.2 · calibrated p 3e-11 ✓
198.1 EB05 173.0 · IC025 +6.7
3/3 methods agree
Not in label — unassessedserious n=152 · ♀ 100% (drug 56%) · 94% cliniciannot reported in cached trials
Gait spastic85243.1
190.3–310.6ROR 243.8 · calibrated p 1e-10 ✓
175.9 EB05 146.7 · IC025 +6.1
3/3 methods agree
Not in label — unassessedserious n=85 · ♀ 0% (drug 56%)not reported in cached trials
Blood mercury abnormal24242.6
153.0–384.7ROR 242.8 · calibrated p 5e-10 ✓
159.8 EB05 113.0 · IC025 +4.6
3/3 methods agree
Lab value / disease markerserious n=24 · ♀ 0% (drug 56%)not reported in cached trials
Spirometry abnormal139232.6
192.3–281.3ROR 233.7 · calibrated p 1e-10 ✓
172.9 EB05 150.1 · IC025 +6.5
3/3 methods agree
Lab value / disease markerserious n=139 · ♀ 0% (drug 56%)not reported in cached trials
Mite allergy150230.6
192.0–276.9ROR 231.8 · calibrated p 1e-10 ✓
172.1 EB05 150.2 · IC025 +6.5
3/3 methods agree
Not in label — unassessedserious n=149 · ♀ 0% (drug 56%)not reported in cached trials
Vital capacity decreased95200.3
159.7–251.2ROR 201.0 · calibrated p 6e-10 ✓
152.9 EB05 128.8 · IC025 +6.1
3/3 methods agree
Not in label — unassessedserious n=95 · ♀ 100% (drug 56%)not reported in cached trials
Carotid artery thrombosis153163.6
137.4–194.9ROR 164.5 · calibrated p 3e-9 ✓
131.9 EB05 115.3 · IC025 +6.3
3/3 methods agree
Not in label — unassessedserious n=153 · ♀ 100% (drug 56%) · 94% cliniciannot reported in cached trials
Needle fatigue80158.7
124.7–202.0ROR 159.1 · calibrated p 5e-9 ✓
126.9 EB05 105.2 · IC025 +5.8
3/3 methods agree
Not in label — unassessedserious n=80 · ♀ 0% (drug 56%)not reported in cached trials
Mycotic allergy140149.3
124.5–179.0ROR 150.0 · calibrated p 6e-9 ✓
122.3 EB05 106.2 · IC025 +6.2
3/3 methods agree
Not in label — unassessedserious n=140 · ♀ 0% (drug 56%)not reported in cached trials
Dust allergy147134.8
113.1–160.6ROR 135.5 · calibrated p 1e-8 ✓
112.5 EB05 98.0 · IC025 +6.1
3/3 methods agree
Not in label — unassessedserious n=147 · ♀ 0% (drug 56%)not reported in cached trials
Adjustment disorder184123.0
105.3–143.7ROR 123.8 · calibrated p 3e-8 ✓
104.4 EB05 92.4 · IC025 +6.1
3/3 methods agree
Not in label — unassessedserious n=184 · ♀ 81% (drug 56%) · 90% cliniciannot reported in cached trials
Sedation complication349121.5
108.6–136.0ROR 123.1 · calibrated p 2e-8 ✓
103.9 EB05 95.1 · IC025 +6.3
3/3 methods agree
Reporting / coding artifactserious n=349 · ♀ 100% (drug 56%)not reported in cached trials
Mycobacterium test positive26108.4
71.8–163.6ROR 108.5 · calibrated p 2e-7 ✓
88.7 EB05 63.6 · IC025 +4.4
3/3 methods agree
Lab value / disease markerserious n=26 · 100% cliniciannot reported in cached trials
Human rhinovirus test positive4397.6
71.0–134.2ROR 97.8 · calibrated p 3e-7 ✓
83.2 EB05 64.4 · IC025 +4.9
3/3 methods agree
Lab value / disease markerserious n=43 · ♀ 100% (drug 56%) · 100% cliniciannot reported in cached trials
Sputum culture positive9597.5
78.7–120.7ROR 97.8 · calibrated p 2e-7 ✓
84.8 EB05 71.4 · IC025 +5.6
3/3 methods agree
Lab value / disease markerserious n=95 · ♀ 100% (drug 56%)not reported in cached trials
Conjunctivitis allergic14984.9
71.7–100.6ROR 85.4 · calibrated p 4e-7 ✓
75.5 EB05 65.9 · IC025 +5.7
3/3 methods agree
Not in label — unassessedserious n=149 · ♀ 0% (drug 56%)not reported in cached trials
Relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis8076.5
60.8–96.2ROR 76.7 · calibrated p 1e-6 ✓
68.3 EB05 56.6 · IC025 +5.2
3/3 methods agree
Not in label — unassessedserious n=80 · ♀ 0% (drug 56%)not reported in cached trials
Creatinine renal clearance decreased35973.2
65.7–81.6ROR 74.2 · calibrated p 1e-6 ✓
66.5 EB05 60.9 · IC025 +5.8
3/3 methods agree
Lab value / disease markerserious n=357 · ♀ 100% (drug 56%)not reported in cached trials
Viral test positive3271.6
49.8–102.8ROR 71.6 · calibrated p 3e-6 ✓
63.0 EB05 46.7 · IC025 +4.4
3/3 methods agree
Lab value / disease markerserious n=32 · ♀ 100% (drug 56%) · 100% cliniciannot reported in cached trials
Pulmonary vasculitis4671.3
52.7–96.5ROR 71.4 · calibrated p 2e-6 ✓
63.5 EB05 49.5 · IC025 +4.8
3/3 methods agree
Not in label — unassessedserious n=46 · ♀ 0% (drug 56%)not reported in cached trials
Nasal oedema14766.8
56.5–79.1ROR 67.2 · calibrated p 2e-6 ✓
60.9 EB05 53.1 · IC025 +5.4
3/3 methods agree
Not in label — unassessedserious n=147 · ♀ 100% (drug 56%) · 93% cliniciannot reported in cached trials
Multiple drug therapy5766.6
50.8–87.3ROR 66.7 · calibrated p 3e-6 ✓
60.0 EB05 48.0 · IC025 +4.9
3/3 methods agree
Reporting / coding artifactserious n=57 · ♀ 100% (drug 56%)not reported in cached trials
Lung diffusion test decreased3265.8
45.8–94.4ROR 65.8 · calibrated p 4e-6 ✓
58.5 EB05 43.4 · IC025 +4.4
3/3 methods agree
Not in label — unassessedserious n=32 · 100% cliniciannot reported in cached trials
Obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome11265.3
53.8–79.2ROR 65.5 · calibrated p 3e-6 ✓
59.5 EB05 50.8 · IC025 +5.3
3/3 methods agree
Not in label — unassessedserious n=111 · ♀ 28% (drug 56%)not reported in cached trials
Bronchial secretion retention10064.3
52.4–78.8ROR 64.5 · calibrated p 3e-6 ✓
58.6 EB05 49.6 · IC025 +5.2
3/3 methods agree
Not in label — unassessedserious n=100 · ♀ 100% (drug 56%)not reported in cached trials
Bronchopulmonary aspergillosis allergic7162.8
49.3–80.0ROR 63.0 · calibrated p 4e-6 ✓
57.1 EB05 46.8 · IC025 +5.0
3/3 methods agree
Not in label — unassessedserious n=71 · ♀ 100% (drug 56%)not reported in cached trials
Pneumonia haemophilus3659.7
42.5–83.8ROR 59.8 · calibrated p 8e-6 ✓
53.8 EB05 40.6 · IC025 +4.4
3/3 methods agree
Not in label — unassessedserious n=36 · ♀ 100% (drug 56%) · 100% cliniciannot reported in cached trials
Intensive care unit acquired weakness2859.2
40.3–87.0ROR 59.3 · calibrated p 9e-6 ✓
53.0 EB05 38.5 · IC025 +4.2
3/3 methods agree
Not in label — unassessedserious n=28not reported in cached trials
Total lung capacity abnormal2757.1
38.6–84.4ROR 57.1 · calibrated p 1e-5 ✓
51.3 EB05 37.0 · IC025 +4.1
3/3 methods agree
Not in label — unassessedserious n=27 · ♀ 0% (drug 56%)not reported in cached trials
Respiratory gas exchange disorder2656.4
37.9–84.1ROR 56.5 · calibrated p 1e-5 ✓
50.7 EB05 36.3 · IC025 +4.1
3/3 methods agree
Not in label — unassessedserious n=26 · ♀ 100% (drug 56%) · 100% consumernot reported in cached trials
Endometrial disorder2855.5
37.8–81.5ROR 55.6 · calibrated p 1e-5 ✓
50.1 EB05 36.4 · IC025 +4.1
3/3 methods agree
Not in label — unassessedserious n=28NCT00239681: 5/8,869 (0.1%) on Rosuvastatin Calcium (serious AE)
Blood pressure diastolic abnormal17755.3
47.5–64.4ROR 55.7 · calibrated p 8e-6 ✓
51.3 EB05 45.2 · IC025 +5.2
3/3 methods agree
Lab value / disease markerserious n=177 · ♀ 77% (drug 56%)not reported in cached trials

Trial evidence (ClinicalTrials.gov)

✓ Trial adverse-event data found on ClinicalTrials.gov

Largest completed trials with posted results that list Rosuvastatin Calcium as a study intervention. The right-hand column of the signal table shows whether each FAERS term was also recorded in these trials, with a real denominator (1 of 40 signal terms matched).

Caveats: trial populations, doses and follow-up differ from the reporting population; AE terms are sponsor-coded and matched here by wording; absence from a trial list means the term was not reported above the sponsor's frequency threshold, not that it cannot occur.

Most frequently reported reactions

By raw co-report count, regardless of disproportionality. Common terms here are often the illness itself or generic outcomes.

ReactionReportsPRR 95% CI · ROR · χ²/pEBGM EB05 · IC025Label screenSerious-only & strataTrial cross-check
Dyspnoea (shortness of breath)2,7783.7
3.6–3.8ROR 4.0 · calibrated p 0.380
3.7 EB05 3.6 · IC025 +1.8
3/3 methods agree
Not in label — unassessedserious PRR 3.6NCT00239681: 8/8,869 (0.1%) on Rosuvastatin Calcium; 6/8,864 (0.1%) control (serious AE)
Drug ineffective (drug did not work)2,4791.4
1.4–1.5ROR 1.5 · calibrated p 0.609
1.4 EB05 1.4 · IC025 +0.4Reporting / coding artifactserious PRR 2.6not reported in cached trials
Pain2,4703.0
2.9–3.1ROR 3.2 · calibrated p 0.562
3.0 EB05 2.9 · IC025 +1.5
3/3 methods agree
Labeled adverse reaction
exact term
serious PRR 3.3 · ♀ 76% (drug 56%)NCT00239681: 9/8,869 (0.1%) on Rosuvastatin Calcium; 7/8,864 (0.1%) control (serious AE)
Cough2,4126.5
6.3–6.8ROR 7.0 · calibrated p 0.098
6.4 EB05 6.2 · IC025 +2.6
3/3 methods agree
Not in label — unassessedserious PRR 7.4NCT00239681: 2/8,864 (0.0%) control (serious AE)
Headache2,1182.5
2.4–2.6ROR 2.7 · calibrated p 0.746
2.5 EB05 2.4 · IC025 +1.3
3/3 methods agree
Labeled adverse reaction
exact term
serious PRR 3.1NCT00239681: 3/8,869 (0.0%) on Rosuvastatin Calcium; 3/8,864 (0.0%) control (serious AE)
Nausea1,9881.9
1.8–2.0ROR 2.0 · calibrated p 0.920
1.9 EB05 1.8 · IC025 +0.8Labeled adverse reaction
exact term
serious PRR 2.3NCT00239681: 1/8,869 (0.0%) on Rosuvastatin Calcium; 2/8,864 (0.0%) control (serious AE)
Pneumonia (lung infection)1,8804.4
4.2–4.6ROR 4.6 · calibrated p 0.280
4.4 EB05 4.2 · IC025 +2.0
3/3 methods agree
Not in label — unassessedserious PRR 3.6 · ♀ 81% (drug 56%)NCT00239681: 2/8,869 (0.0%) on Rosuvastatin Calcium; 3/8,864 (0.0%) control (serious AE)
Arthralgia (joint pain)1,7483.2
3.0–3.3ROR 3.3 · calibrated p 0.533
3.2 EB05 3.0 · IC025 +1.6
3/3 methods agree
Labeled adverse reaction
exact term
serious PRR 3.8NCT00239681: 7/8,869 (0.1%) on Rosuvastatin Calcium (serious AE)
Diarrhoea (diarrhea)1,7372.0
1.9–2.1ROR 2.1 · calibrated p 0.994
2.0 EB05 1.9 · IC025 +0.9Not in label — unassessedserious PRR 2.1NCT00239681: 5/8,869 (0.1%) on Rosuvastatin Calcium; 8/8,864 (0.1%) control (serious AE)
Off label use (used outside approved label)1,6671.4
1.4–1.5ROR 1.5 · calibrated p 0.620
1.4 EB05 1.4 · IC025 +0.4Reporting / coding artifactserious PRR 1.8not reported in cached trials
Asthma1,64611.1
10.6–11.7ROR 11.8 · calibrated p 0.018 ✓
11.0 EB05 10.5 · IC025 +3.4
3/3 methods agree
Not in label — unassessedserious PRR 11.8NCT00239681: 1/8,869 (0.0%) on Rosuvastatin Calcium (serious AE)
Malaise (feeling unwell)1,4702.5
2.4–2.6ROR 2.6 · calibrated p 0.774
2.5 EB05 2.4 · IC025 +1.2
3/3 methods agree
Labeled adverse reaction
exact term
serious PRR 2.9 · ♀ 76% (drug 56%)NCT00239681: 1/8,864 (0.0%) control (serious AE)
Vomiting1,4682.3
2.2–2.5ROR 2.4 · calibrated p 0.846
2.3 EB05 2.2 · IC025 +1.1
3/3 methods agree
Not in label — unassessedserious PRR 2.5 · ♀ 80% (drug 56%)NCT00239681: 2/8,869 (0.0%) on Rosuvastatin Calcium (serious AE)
Fall1,4683.3
3.2–3.5ROR 3.4 · calibrated p 0.499
3.3 EB05 3.2 · IC025 +1.6
3/3 methods agree
Not in label — unassessedserious PRR 3.0NCT00239681: 3/8,869 (0.0%) on Rosuvastatin Calcium; 3/8,864 (0.0%) control (serious AE)

Unlabeled candidate signals

These flagged terms were not found in the FDA label text and do not match an artifact pattern. They are the pairs that would merit a structured assessment (temporality, dose-response, biological plausibility, consistency across databases, trial or cohort evidence). The screen has not done that; string-matching misses label wording, and a strong PRR can still be stimulated reporting, co-medication, or the disease itself.

Want to assess one of these properly? The runbook describes the Bradford Hill / trial-evidence workflow used on the assessment page, and handoff_top1000_signals.csv lists the strongest unassessed pairs across all drugs.

Common questions

What are the most reported side effects of Rosuvastatin Calcium?

In FDA FAERS, the most frequently co-reported reaction terms for Rosuvastatin Calcium are dyspnoea, fatigue, pain, cough, headache, nausea. These are report counts, not rates: FAERS has no denominator, reporting is voluntary and uneven, and a term can be reported because of the illness being treated rather than the drug.

Does Rosuvastatin Calcium have an FDA boxed warning?

No. The FDA label retrieved for Rosuvastatin Calcium has no boxed warning; see the label's Warnings and Precautions for the recognised risks.

Do FAERS signals prove that Rosuvastatin Calcium causes these side effects?

No. A disproportionality signal (PRR, ROR) means a reaction is reported more often with this drug than with others in the database. That can reflect a real effect, but also the disease being treated, stimulated reporting after news or litigation, co-medications, or how reports are coded. Causality needs temporality, dose-response, biological plausibility, consistency across data sources and, ideally, trial or cohort evidence. This page screens each term against the FDA label and ClinicalTrials.gov results; it does not establish causation.

Sources & methods

Page generated 2026-10-14. Label and PubChem text are retrieved automatically and may lag the current label; always check the current prescribing information. OpenPV is a beta research tool of the Open Source Medicine Foundation.