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Just recently, Erik Smith, Channel 7's "Action News This Morning" anchor, was hospitalized when doctors feared he was on the verge of a heart attack. During the last week in January, Erik was on vacation in Florida when he was hit by a medical emergency, which happened to be a bad reaction to the cholesterol medicine Crestor®.
Erik explained to the Action News health reporter Carolyn Clifford, "My vision was funny. My ability to move was affected. At that point I became frightened."
"My kidneys were out of wack. My liver was out of wack. My heart enzymes were out of wack," Erik explained. "The doctors came to the conclusion that perhaps I was having a kind of reaction to Crestor®."
Erik was stunned even more when he returned home and discovered that, "five other people who have had unusual experiences, I'll call it that, with Crestor®."
Dr. Souheil Saba, a Providence Cardiologist, only gives Crestor® to patients who need something strong, and even then, it's in a low dose to avoid complications.
Dr. Saba explained that the possibility of side effects is, "slightly higher than the other medications that we commonly use, which probably comes from its potency and efficacy. It's the strongest of the statins we have."
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