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Baycol Side Effects

Name: Baycol
Generic: Cerivastatin

Manufacturer: Bayer Pharmaceutical Division

Date approved: 1997
Status: Voluntarily withdrawn by manufacturer

Approved uses: Baycol is used to lower cholesterol (lipids)
Off-Label uses: N/A
Side effects:
  • Fatal Rhabdomyolysis
  • Skeletal Damage
  • Kidney Damage
Related topics: Cholesterol, Zocor, Simvastatin, Zetia, Vytorin
Common Misspellings: Baycall
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Baycol Lawyer Information

Baycol is a member of the cholesterol-lowering family of lipid-lowering drugs called statins. In 2001, Bayer Pharmaceutical Division voluntarily withdrew Baycol from the market because of a severe, sometimes fatal side effect, rhabdomyolysis. Rhabdomyolysis is characterized by muscle cell deterioration and the release of those cells into the bloodstream. Symptoms of rhabdomyolysis include muscle pain, weakness, tenderness, malaise, fever, dark urine, nausea, and vomiting. Fatal rhabdomyolysis related to Baycol is more common in older patients, when Baycol was taken in higher doses or when used with gemfibrozil, another lipid-lowering drug.

Baycol Lawsuits Exceed $1 Billion

When the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) gave Bayer Pharmaceuticals approval for Baycol in 1997, the company had only conducted drug testing on approximately 3,000 people. Before the approval and release of Baycol, similar other drugs known as statins had been seen to cause patients some heath problems and serious side effects. Baycol was prescribed to approximately 700,000 people prior to its removal from the market in 2002, with thousands of them claiming that the drug caused rhabdomyolysis or other serious illnesses. read more

Serious Side Effects Associated with Baycol

Millions of Americans suffer from high cholesterol . High cholesterol is caused in part by genetics and may run in families; however, it is often caused by an unhealthy diet high in saturated fats and calories, accompanied by a lack of physical exercise. Baycol , generically known as Cerivastatin , is a cholesterol-lowering drug manufactured by the Bayer Pharmaceutical Division . read more

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Baycol Jury Verdicts

______ $3,015,000 - Drug Manufacturer Settles with Patients Injured by Cholesterol Drug

______ $375,000 - Drug Manufacturer Settles Product Liability/Wrongful Death Claim

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Baycol News Articles

Drug's likelihood of causing birth defects predicted by model

Canyon News - Statin Drugs Block Our CoQ10

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Baycol Newsfeeds

Statins as Potential Therapeutic Agents for Healing Disorders: Expert Commentary

Despite uncertain benefit, fibrates commonly used in US, Canada

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Baycol Useful Web Sites

James F. Humphreys, LC, Baycol

Anapol Schwartz, Baycol Attorneys

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Baycol Wikipedia

Cerivastatin

Gemfibrozil

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