Baycol

Baycol, also known as Cerivastatin Sodium, was approved for use in 1997. It is a popular cholesterol-lowering drug and is prescribed to control the excess cholesterol in the bloodstream that leads to hardening of the arteries and heart disease. Approximately 700,000 Americans were prescribed with the drug. Baycol was intended to lower both total cholesterol and LDL ("bad") cholesterol, while raising the HDL ("good") cholesterol that clears the arteries. Patients taking...MORE >>

Links and Resources

Bayer Website
Med Watch
FDA Talk Paper on Baycol
Heart Disease Info

Featured Articles on Baycol

July 2004 - Baycol Lawsuits; New Baycol Cases
April 2004 - Minnesota Court Orders Supplemental Discovery in Baycol Litigation
May 8, 2003 - Baycol Settlements on the Rise
March 18, 2003 - Bayer Victorious in First Baycol Trial
February 18, 2003 - First Baycol Trial Begins in Texas
August 12, 2002 - Bayer CEO Ready to Settle Baycol Lawsuits in Individual Cases
Sep 06, 2001 - Firm announces class action lawsuit against Bayer
Aug 17, 2001 - Bayer facing mounting US lawsuits over anti-cholesterol drug
Aug 08, 2001 - Bayer voluntarily recalls Baycol
May 21, 2001 - Letter: Prescribing Information changes to reduce risk of myopathy and rhadomyolysis

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