piotr-adamowicz-shutterstock-com-gavel-
Piotr Adamowicz / Shutterstock.com
14 June 2016Americas

AstraZeneca asks FDA to delay ANDAs for Crestor generics

AstraZeneca has filed a citizen petition to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) requesting it to wait until 2023 before approving generic versions of Crestor (rosuvastatin calcium), a cholesterol treatment.

Already registered?

Login to your account

To request a FREE 2-week trial subscription, please signup.
NOTE - this can take up to 48hrs to be approved.

Two Weeks Free Trial

For multi-user price options, or to check if your company has an existing subscription that we can add you to for FREE, please email Adrian Tapping at atapping@newtonmedia.co.uk


More on this story

Americas
20 May 2026   The firm brings in a former VP at a biotech company, with biologics experience across antibodies, antibody drug-conjugates, peptides and gene and cell therapies.
Americas
19 May 2026   In the firm’s second IP conflict dispute in a year, a healthcare tech company claims Kirkland lawyers "committed the cardinal sin of trying to represent the conflicting interests of opposing parties".
Americas
19 May 2026   The award could rise to several billions under federal antitrust law, after the pharma company was found to have engaged in anticompetitive conduct over constipation drug Amitiza.