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Does Rosuvastatin Cause Coughing? Understanding This Rare Side Effect

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While less common than other statin side effects, studies and case reports indicate that **rosuvastatin** can cause coughing, sometimes linked to a serious, albeit rare, lung injury. A 2013 analysis of spontaneous adverse event reports, for instance, found rosuvastatin was associated with a high number of reported cases of iatrogenic cough.