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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.

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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Status:	Voluntarily withdrawn by manufacturer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:	Skeletal damage, kidney damage, fatal rhabdomyolysis
Related topics:	Unsafe drugs

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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... 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... read more

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Jury Verdicts Related to Baycol

______ RECOVERY - PRODUCT LIABILITY - FAILURE TO WARN - RHABDOMYOLYSIS RELATED TO USE OF BAYCOL - ACUTE RENAL FAILURE - WRONGFUL DEATH OF 87-YEAR-OLD FEMALE.

______ RECOVERY Products liability/Medical malpractice - Lack of informed consent - Plaintiff's decedent dies two months after taking Baycol, a cholesterol-reducing drug, in combination with Lopid - Adverse reaction to the medication - Rhabdomyolysis.

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Baycol: A Medical Dictionary, Bibliography, and Annotated Research Guide to Internet References

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