Description: A man talks on-screen about the dangers of high cholesterol that may cause plaque buildup. He then invites viewers to visit Arterytour.com to get additional information via their interactive online tour. Arterytour.com is a comprehensive sales-pitch site for Crestor. Whats new about this site is that it uses a form of augmented reality to educate people about high cholesterol and plaque buildup.

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Brand name: Crestor
Generic name/category: Rosuvastatin, statins
Company: AstraZeneca
Country/Market: USA, North America
Indication(s)/use: high LDL cholesterol (dyslipidemia), total cholesterol (hypercholesterolemia) and/or triglycerides (hypertriglyceridemia)
Target: Consumer (DTC)
Medium: TV commercial
Size/duration: 60 seconds
Publication: 2009

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From Wikipedia:
Rosuvastatin is a member of the drug class of statins, used to treat high cholesterol and related conditions, and to prevent cardiovascular disease. Shionogi developed the product and the pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca markets it as Crestor.

Rosuvastatin is approved for the treatment of high LDL cholesterol (dyslipidemia), total cholesterol (hypercholesterolemia) and/or triglycerides (hypertriglyceridemia).

As of 2004, rosuvastatin had been approved in 154 countries and launched in 56. Approval in the United States by the FDA came on August 12, 2003.

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Learn about high cholesterol and plaque buildup. Take an interactive artery tour.

Description: This is a very elaborate site on the risks associated with high cholesterol and plaque buildup. It also is a comprehensive sales-pitch for Crestor. Whats new about this Crestor site is that it uses a form of augmented reality to educate people about high cholesterol and plaque buildup.

Click here to visit the site.

To see all of the ads from this campaign, click here

Brand name: Crestor
Generic name/category: Rosuvastatin, statins
Company: AstraZeneca
Country/Market: USA, North America
Indication(s)/use: high LDL cholesterol (dyslipidemia), total cholesterol (hypercholesterolemia) and/or triglycerides (hypertriglyceridemia)
Target: Consumer (DTC)
Medium: Internet
Publication: 2009

To see all Crestor ads, click here

From Wikipedia:
Rosuvastatin is a member of the drug class of statins, used to treat high cholesterol and related conditions, and to prevent cardiovascular disease. Shionogi developed the product and the pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca markets it as Crestor.

Rosuvastatin is approved for the treatment of high LDL cholesterol (dyslipidemia), total cholesterol (hypercholesterolemia) and/or triglycerides (hypertriglyceridemia).

As of 2004, rosuvastatin had been approved in 154 countries and launched in 56. Approval in the United States by the FDA came on August 12, 2003.

More on Wikipedia

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Description: People from different walks of life talk about cholesterol and how much they thought they knew about it and in reality they don’t. A spokesperson then comes in and talks about the risks associated with high cholesterol and its link with plaque buildup using animated visuals…

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Brand name: Crestor
Generic name/category: Rosuvastatin, statins
Company: AstraZeneca
Country/Market: USA, North America
Indication(s)/use: high LDL cholesterol (dyslipidemia), total cholesterol (hypercholesterolemia) and/or triglycerides (hypertriglyceridemia)
Target: Consumer (DTC)
Medium: TV commercial
Size/duration: 60 seconds
Publication: 2009

To see all Crestor ads, click here

From Wikipedia:
Rosuvastatin is a member of the drug class of statins, used to treat high cholesterol and related conditions, and to prevent cardiovascular disease. Shionogi developed the product and the pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca markets it as Crestor.

Rosuvastatin is approved for the treatment of high LDL cholesterol (dyslipidemia), total cholesterol (hypercholesterolemia) and/or triglycerides (hypertriglyceridemia).

As of 2004, rosuvastatin had been approved in 154 countries and launched in 56. Approval in the United States by the FDA came on August 12, 2003.

More on Wikipedia

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AdPharm is the largest online pharmaceutical advertising gallery. It is subscription-based with various subscriptions plans available here.

From MedGadget:

Medgadget is proud to announce the launch of our companion site, an echocardiography video sharing community called EchoJournal. It is a video site, designed to present transthoracic and transesophageal loops for discussion and storage. EchoJournal combines many of the features familiar to users of other video sharing sites, including easy uploading, comments and discussions, and the ability to create communities for your academic department, professional group, or school. The site will be curated by David E. Winchester, MD, a Cardiology Fellow at the University of Florida, who has already uploaded tons of interesting cases, and is ready for many more.

Here’s a list of selected additional features:

There are channels of the site focused towards whatever your interest or level of education might be, from students to practicing physicians, and sections for unique or unknown cases.

Follow your friends and the videos they upload.

Share your videos or keep them private and invite only.

Automatic looping makes discussion with others easy.

Download videos or link directly to the video for you website or for your next presentation.

Create your own profile

Rate other videos and discuss unknown cases

We offer a number of languages for upload and discussions

The site is absolutely free to use.

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