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Baycol
Baycol was withdrawn from the U.S. market in 2001. Baycol blocks the production of cholesterol (a type of fat) in the body. Baycol is used to reduce the amounts of LDL (bad) cholesterol and total cholesterol in your blood. Baycol also reduces the amounts of triglycerides (another type of fat) and...
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Rescriptor
...because of possible serious reactions. There is also an increased risk of drug interactions between Rescriptor and Lipitor® (atorvastatin), Baycol® (cerivastatin) and Lescol® (fluvastatin); talk to your healthcare provider before you take any of these cholesterol-reducing medicines...
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Landmark Baycol trial begins in Texas
HOUSTON, TX, Feb. 18, 2003 -- The first Baycol case in the country began February 18, in Corpus Christi, Texas. Matthew Lundy, co-counsel for the plaintiff, Hollis Haltom, says the outcome of...
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Reducing Cholesterol from Drugs.com
...Statin drugs can also produce intestinal side effects, as well as damage to the liver itself, and, in a few patients, muscle tenderness. Baycol (cerivastatin) was withdrawn from the U.S. market as of August 8, 2001. Bayer Pharmaceutical Division voluntarily withdrew Baycol after reports...
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Canadian Baycol users file U.S. class action lawsuits
...Kenneth B. Moll & Associates has filed a class action lawsuit on behalf of all Canadians who have used the potentially deadly anti-cholesterol drug Baycol, which was recalled on August 8, 2001. Known as the 'Canadian Class Action Complaint', the suit was filed Tuesday, May 28, 2002, in the District...
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See also: High Cholesterol, Hyperlipoproteinemia Type IIa, Elevated LDL

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