Baycol Side Effects
Baycol side effects were fatal, causing the cholesterol drug
to be recalled in August 2001. When Baycol was first recalled,
the drug was linked to 416 cases of rhabdomyolysis and the Baycol
side effect was linked to 31 deaths. It was later discovered that
Baycol was linked to over 100 deaths and countless Baycol side
effects. Soon, a large number of Baycol lawsuits emerged, naming
the Baycol side effect rhabdomyolysis as the main source of the
cases.
A federal judge denied a class action status for over 1,000 Baycol
lawsuits in September 2003 because it was decided the majority
of the cases differed too greatly in circumstance and the Baycol
side effects. While some investors viewed this class action denial
as a positive for Bayer, the company still faces over 11,000 lawsuits
because of alleged Baycol side effects. Rhabdomyolysis is a rare
muscle destroying condition that affects the kidneys and the most
noted Baycol side effect that can be fatal.
Pharmaceutical companies continue to struggle with new cholesterol
drugs after the Baycol recall because of the high publicized Baycol
side effects that may be effects of all statin drugs. The latest
cholesterol drug to enter the market is having problems getting
private insurers to reimburse for the drug because of the possible
side effects that are similar to Baycol side effects. Bayer is
now facing a possibly very high amount of public scrutiny as the
Baycol side effects continue to be resolved in the high number
of claims that are ongoing.
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