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skeletal muscle cells dies and releases a massive amount of
muscle protein into the bloodstream. The muscle protein ends
up trapped in the kidneys and clogs up the kidney filtering
process and leading to kidney failure in addition to other organ
system disorders. Rhabdomyolysis is a very rare side effect
of pharmaceutical drugs, but it was associated to about 100
deaths worldwide with Baycol patients. The high number of rhabdomyolysis
cases found in Baycol patients prompted the Baycol
recall on August 8, 2001.
Symptoms of Severe Rhabdomyolysis Include:
- Muscle pain
- Weakness
- Malaise
- Fever
- Dark Urine
- Nausea
- Vomiting
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BAYCOL FAQ'S
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Baycol was the 12th drug to be recalled because of safety
problems since 1997. Rhabdomyolysis is a very rare, potentially
deadly condition that has been the cause of over 100 deaths
worldwide in Baycol users. The August 8, 2001 Baycol recall
has sparked numerous Baycol lawsuits because of the serious
Baycol side effects patients have experienced. Contact us
to speak with a Baycol attorney.
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Baycol was pulled from
the U.S. shelves on August 8, 2001. Initially approved
as a cholesterol-lowering statin
drug in 1997, Baycol's link to 31 U.S. deaths due
to severe rhabdomyolysis
prompted the Baycol recall.
Rhabdomyolysis
is a rare muscle side effect that Baycol has been linked
to much more frequently than the competing statins. If
you were taking Baycol and would like to speak to a Baycol
lawyer contact us. |
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| A statin
is a class of drug that Baycol belonged to. Statins lower
cholesterol levels by blocking a specific enzyme in the
body involved in making cholesterol. Every type of statin
has been associated to the very rare condition rhabdomyolysis,
but rhabdomyolysis was found to occur more with Baycol.
If you have taken Baycol contact
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