ROSUVASTATIN

Rosuvastatin is a 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A (HMG CoA)-reductase inhibitor. The chemical name for rosuvastatin calcium is (3R, 5S, 6E) -7-[4-(4-Fluorophenyl)-6-(1-methylethyl)-2-[methyl(methylsulfonyl)amino]-5-pyrimidinyl]-3,5-dihydroxy-6-heptenoic acid calcium salt with the following structural formula: : The molecular formula for rosuvastatin calcium is (C 22H 27FN 3O 6S) 2Ca and the molecular weight is 1,001.14. Rosuvastatin calcium USP is a white or almost white hygroscopic powder that is sparingly soluble in methanol, slightly soluble in water, practically insoluble in anhydrous ethanol. Rosuvastatin tablets USP for oral administration contain 5, 10, 20, or 40 mg of rosuvastatin and the following inactive ingredients: Each tablet contains: crospovidone, FD&C blue #2/indigo carmine aluminum lake, FD&C red #40/allura red AC aluminum lake, hydroxypropyl cellulose, hypromellose, lactose monohydrate, magnesium stearate, microcrystalline cellulose, sodium bicarbonate, talc, titanium dioxide and triacetin. Additionally 5 mg tablets contain FD&C yellow #5/tartrazine aluminum lake and 10 mg, 20 mg and 40 mg tablets contain FD&C yellow #6/sunset yellow FCF aluminum lake. USP Dissolution test is pending. structure

INDICATIONS & USAGE Rosuvastatin tablets are indicated: • To reduce the risk of major adverse cardiovascular (CV) events (CV death, nonfatal myocardial infarction, nonfatal stroke, or an arterial revascularization procedure) in adults without established coronary heart disease who are at increased risk of CV disease based on age, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP) ≥2 mg/L, and at least one additional CV risk factor. • As an adjunct to diet to: • Reduce low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) in adults with primary hyperlipidemia. • Reduce LDL-C and slow the progression of atherosclerosis in adults. • Reduce LDL-C in adults and pediatric patients aged 8 years and older with heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (HeFH). • As an adjunct to other LDL-C-lowering therapies, or alone if such treatments are unavailable, to reduce LDL-C in adults and pediatric patients aged 7 years and older with homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (HoFH). • As an adjunct to diet for the treatment of adults with: • Primary dysbetalipoproteinemia. • Hypertriglyceridemia. Rosuvastatin tablets are an HMG Co-A reductase inhibitor (statin) indicated: ( 1) • To reduce the risk of major adverse cardiovascular (CV) events (CV death, nonfatal myocardial infarction, nonfatal stroke, or an arterial revascularization procedure) in adults without established coronary heart disease who are at increased risk of CV disease based on age, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP) ≥2 mg/L, and at least one additional CV risk factor. • As an adjunct to diet to: • reduce LDL-C in adults with primary hyperlipidemia. • reduce LDL-C and slow the progression of atherosclerosis in adults. • reduce LDL-C in adults and pediatric patients aged 8 years and older with heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (HeFH). • As an adjunct to other LDL-C-lowering therapies, or alone if such treatments are unavailable, to reduce LDL-C in adults and pediatric patients aged 7 years and older with homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (HoFH). • As an adjunct to diet for the treatment of adults with: • Primary dysbetalipoproteinemia. • Hypertriglyceridemia.

DOSAGE & ADMINISTRATION Take orally with or without food, at any time of day. ( 2.1) Assess LDL-C when clinically appropriate, as early as 4 weeks after initiating rosuvastatin tablets, and adjust dosage if necessary. ( 2.1) Adults: Recommended dosage range is 5 to 40 mg once daily. ( 2.1) Pediatric Patients with HeFH:Recommended dosage range is 5 to 10 mg once daily for patients aged 8 to less than 10 years of age, and 5 to 20 mg once daily for patients aged 10 years and older. ( 2.2) Pediatric Patients with HoFH:Recommended dosage is 20 mg once daily for patients aged 7 years and older. ( 2.2) Asian Patients:Initiate at 5 mg once daily. Consider risks and benefits of treatment if not adequately controlled at doses up to 20 mg once daily. ( 2.4) 2.1 General Dosing Information • Administer rosuvastatin tablets orally as a single dose at any time of day, with or without food. Swallow the tablets whole. • Assess LDL-C when clinically appropriate, as early as 4 weeks after initiating rosuvastatin tablets, and adjust the dosage if necessary. • If a dose is missed, advise patients not to take an extra dose. Resume treatment with the next dose. • When taking rosuvastatin tablets with an aluminum and magnesium hydroxide combination antacid, administer rosuvastatin tablets at least 2 hours before the antacid [see Drug Interactions ( 7.2)]. 2.2 Recommended Dosage in Adult Patients • The dosage range for rosuvastatin tablets is 5 to 40 mg orally once daily. • The recommended dose of rosuvastatin tablets depends on a patient’s indication for usage, LDLC, and individual risk for CV events. 2.3 Recommended Dosage in Pediatric Patients Dosage in Pediatric Patients 8 Years of Age and Older with HeFH The recommended dosage range is 5 mg to 10 mg orally once daily in patients aged 8 years to less than 10 years and 5 mg to 20 mg orally once daily in patients aged 10 years and older. Dosage in Pediatric Patients 7 Years of Age and Older with HoFH The recommended dosage is 20 mg orally once daily. 2.4 Dosing in Asian Patients Initiate rosuvastatin tablets at 5 mg once daily due to increased rosuvastatin plasma concentrations. Consider the risks and benefits of rosuvastatin tablets when treating Asian patients not adequately controlled at doses up to 20 mg once daily [see Warnings and Precautions (5.1), Use in Specific Populations (8.8), and Clinical Pharmacology (12.3)]. 2.5 Dosing in Patients with Severe Renal Impairment In patients with severe renal impairment (CL crless than 30 mL/min/1.73 m 2) not on hemodialysis, the recommended starting dosage is 5 mg once daily and should not exceed 10 mg once daily [see Warnings and Precautions (5.1) and Use in Specific Populations (8.6)]. There are no dosage adjustment recommendations for patients with mild and moderate renal impairment. 2.8 Dosage Modifications Due to Drug Interactions Table 1 displays dosage modifications for rosuvastatin tablets due to drug interactions [see Warnings and Precautions (5.1) and Drug Interactions (7.1)]. 1 2.2 Recommended Dosage in Adult Patients • The dosage range for rosuvastatin tablets is 5 to 40 mg orally once daily. • The recommended dose of rosuvastatin tablets depends on a patient’s indication for usage, LDLC, and individual risk for CV events. 2.3 Recommended Dosage in Pediatric Patients Dosage in Pediatric Patients 8 Years of Age and Older with HeFH The recommended dosage range is 5 mg to 10 mg orally once daily in patients aged 8 years to less than 10 years and 5 mg to 20 mg orally once daily in patients aged 10 years and older. Dosage in Pediatric Patients 7 Years of Age and Older with HoFH The recommended dosage is 20 mg orally once daily. 2.8 Dosage Modifications Due to Drug Interactions Table 1 displays dosage modifications for rosuvastatin tablets due to drug interactions [see Warnings and Precautions (5.1) and Drug Interactions (7.1)]. 1

Rosuvastatin is contraindicated in the following conditions: • Acute liver failure or decompensated cirrhosis [see Warnings and Precautions (5.3)]. • Hypersensitivity to rosuvastatin or any excipients in rosuvastatin. Hypersensitivity reactions including rash, pruritus, urticaria, and angioedema have been reported with rosuvastatin [see Adverse Reactions (6.1)]. Acute liver failure or decompensated cirrhosis. (4) Hypersensitivity to rosuvastatin or any excipients in rosuvastatin. (4)

The following important adverse reactions are described below and elsewhere in the labeling: Myopathy and Rhabdomyolysis [see Warnings and Precautions (5.1)] Immune-Mediated Necrotizing Myopathy [see Warnings and Precautions (5.2)] Hepatic Dysfunction [see Warnings and Precautions (5.3)] Proteinuria and Hematuria [see Warnings and Precautions (5.4)] Increases in HbA1c and Fasting Serum Glucose Levels [see Warnings and Precautions (5.5)] 6.1 Clinical Trials Experience Because clinical trials are conducted under widely varying conditions, adverse reaction rates observed in the clinical trials of a drug cannot be directly compared to rates in the clinical trials of another drug and may not reflect the rates observed in clinical practice. Adverse reactions reported in ≥2% of patients in placebo-controlled clinical studies and at a rate greater than placebo are shown in Table 2. These studies had a treatment duration of up to 12 weeks. Table 2: Adverse Reactions Reported in ≥2% of Patients Treated with Rosuvastatin and > Placebo in Placebo-Controlled Trials Other adverse reactions reported in clinical studies were abdominal pain, dizziness, hypersensitivity (including rash, pruritus, urticaria, and angioedema) and pancreatitis. The following laboratory abnormalities have also been reported: dipstick-positive proteinuria and microscopic hematuria; elevated creatine phosphokinase, transaminases, glucose, glutamyl transpeptidase, alkaline phosphatase, and bilirubin; and thyroid function abnormalities. In the METEOR study, patients were treated with rosuvastatin 40 mg (n=700) or placebo (n=281) with a mean treatment duration of 1.7 years. Adverse reactions reported in ≥2% of patients and at a rate greater than placebo are shown in Table 3. Table 3: Adverse Reactions Reported in ≥2% of Patients Treated with Rosuvastatin and > Placebo in the METEOR Trial 1 Frequency recorded as abnormal laboratory value. In the JUPITER study, patients were treated with rosuvastatin 20 mg (n=8,901) or placebo (n=8,901) for a mean duration of 2 years. In JUPITER, there was a significantly higher frequency of diabetes mellitus reported in patients taking rosuvastatin (2.8%) versus patients taking placebo (2.3%). Mean HbA1c was significantly increased by 0.1% in rosuvastatin-treated patients compared to placebo-treated patients. The number of patients with a HbA1c >6.5% at the end of the trial was significantly higher in rosuvastatin-treated versus placebo-treated patients [see Clinical Studies (14)]. Adverse reactions reported in ≥2% of patients and at a rate greater than placebo are shown in Table 4. Table 4: Adverse Reactions Reported in ≥2% of Patients Treated with Rosuvastatin and > Placebo in the JUPITER Trial Pediatric Patients with HeFH In a 12-week controlled study in pediatric patients 10 to 17 years of age with HeFH with rosuvastatin 5 mg to 20 mg daily [see Use in Specific Populations (8.4) and Clinical Studies (14)],elevations in serum CK greater than 10 x ULN were observed more frequently in rosuvastatin-treated patients compared with patients receiving placebo. Four of 130 (3%) patients treated with rosuvastatin (2 treated with 10 mg and 2 treated with 20 mg) had increased CK greater than 10 x ULN, compared to 0 of 46 patients on placebo. 6.2 Postmarketing Experience The following adverse reactions have been identified during postapproval use of rosuvastatin. Because these reactions are reported voluntarily from a population of uncertain size, it is not always possible to reliably estimate their frequency or establish a causal relationship to drug exposure. Blood Disorders:thrombocytopenia Hepatobiliary Disorders:hepatitis, jaundice, fatal and non-fatal hepatic failure Musculoskeletal Disorders:arthralgia, rare reports of immune-mediated necrotizing myopathy associated with statin use Nervous System Disorders:peripheral neuropathy, rare postmarketing reports of cognitive impairment (e.g., memory loss, forgetfulness, amnesia, memory impairment, and confusion) associated with the use of all statins. The reports are generally nonserious, and reversible upon statin discontinuation, with variable times to symptom onset (1 day to years) and symptom resolution (median of 3 weeks). There have been rare reports of new-onset or exacerbation of myasthenia gravis, including ocular myasthenia, and reports of recurrence when the same or a different statin was administered. Psychiatric Disorders:depression, sleep disorders (including insomnia and nightmares) Reproductive System and Breast Disorders:gynecomastia Respiratory Disorders:interstitial lung disease Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue Disorders:drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (DRESS), lichenoid drug eruption To report SUSPECTED ADVERSE REACTIONS, contact AvKARE at 1-855-361-3993 or FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088 or www.fda.gov/medwatch. Most frequent adverse reactions (rate ≥2%) are headache, myalgia, abdominal pain, asthenia, and nausea. (6.1) To report SUSPECTED ADVERSE REACTIONS, contact AvKARE at 1-855-361-3993 or FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088 or www.fda.gov/medwatch 1 3 4

7.1 Drug Interactions that Increase the Risk of Myopathy and Rhabdomyolysis with Rosuvastatin Rosuvastatin is a substrate of CYP2C9 and transporters (such as OATP1B1, BCRP). Rosuvastatin plasma levels can be significantly increased with concomitant administration of inhibitors of CYP2C9 and transporters. Table 5 includes a list of drugs that increase the risk of myopathy and rhabdomyolysis when used concomitantly with rosuvastatin and instructions for preventing or managing them [see Warnings and Precautions (5.1) and Clinical Pharmacology (12.3)]. Table 5: Drug Interactions that Increase the Risk of Myopathy and Rhabdomyolysis with Rosuvastatin 7.2 Drug Interactions that Decrease the Efficacy of Rosuvastatin Table 6 presents drug interactions that may decrease the efficacy of rosuvastatin and instructions for preventing or managing them. Table 6: Drug Interactions that Decrease the Efficacy of Rosuvastatin 7.3 Rosuvastatin Effects on Other Drugs Table 7 presents rosuvastatin’s effect on other drugs and instructions for preventing or managing them. Table 7: Rosuvastatin Effects on Other Drugs See full prescribing information for details regarding concomitant use of rosuvastatin with other drugs that increase the risk of myopathy and rhabdomyolysis. ( 7.1) Aluminum and Magnesium Hydroxide Combination Antacids:Administer rosuvastatin at least 2 hours before the antacid. ( 7.2) Warfarin:Obtain INR prior to starting rosuvastatin Monitor INR frequently until stable upon initiation, dose titration or discontinuation. ( 7.3) table 5, part 1 table 5, part 2 table 5; part 3 table 5, part 4 table 5; part 5 table 6 table 7