Baycol Side Effects May Link To Rhabdomyolysis Lawsuits
Baycol Side Effects Can Cause Rhabdomyolysis. Baycol (generic: cerivastatin) was approved in the United States in 1997. Baycol is part of a class of drugs used to lower cholesterol levels called statins. In August 2001, Baycol was pulled from the market. Baycol was withdrawn from the market because it has been linked to … [Read more...]
Baycol Lawsuits
Baycol Side Effects Injuries. Thanks to a U.S. Supreme Court decision that was nearly unanimous, two West Virginians will be able to go forward with a Baycol lawsuit that seeks economic damages. The decision overturns previous federal court rulings that prohibited a West Virginia state court Baycol lawsuit decision. The … [Read more...]
$1.1B in Baycol-Related Settlements
Bayer Announcements Baycol-Related Settlements. Yesterday, Bayer AG, the German pharmaceutical and chemical giant, had the kind of bad-news day major corporations dread. On the pharmaceutical side, the company announced, that as of June 30, it has paid some $1.138 billion to settle 3,017 personal injury cases worldwide stemming … [Read more...]
Bayer Pays $1.133B to Settle 2,995 Baycol Cases
Bayer Settle Baycol Cases. Bayer AG said that as of April 25 it has paid 1.133 bln usd to settle 2,995 cases worldwide related to its former cholesterol-lowering blockbuster drug Baycol (Lipobay), which was withdrawn from the market three years ago for safety reasons. The figures show the chemicals and pharmaceutical hybrid has … [Read more...]
Report Faults Bayer on Baycol Withdrawal
Bayer Pulls Baycol From The Market. New reports accuse another drug company of being too slow to pull a dangerous medication from the market and question the ability of the federal Food and Drug Administration to protect the public from such risks. This time it's Baycol, a cholesterol-lowering statin that Bayer AG withdrew in 2001 … [Read more...]
Bayer $1.06B Settlement
Bayer Settled Baycol Lawsuits. Bayer AG, Germany's second-largest drug and chemical maker, has agreed to pay $1.06 billion to settle 2,771 lawsuits relating to its withdrawn cholesterol treatment Baycol. The company has 8,048 cases pending, 515 fewer than a month ago, spokeswoman Annette Josten said. The company had paid out $1.04 … [Read more...]
Bayer On Trial in Corpus Christi
Bayer On Trial Over Anti-Cholesterol Drug. A lawsuit brought by an 82-year-old retired engineer has unearthed internal documents that provide a glimpse into how pharmaceutical giant Bayer handled safety warnings about a once-promising drug. Bayer says it acted responsibly by pulling the anti-cholesterol drug from the market in … [Read more...]
E-mails Put Bayer on the Spot
Bayer Cholesterol Drug On The Spot. Some Bayer officials were worried about growing reports of deaths associated with the company's anti-cholesterol drug 18 months before it was pulled from the market, newly disclosed company documents show. ''So much for keeping this quiet,'' Patricia Stenger, a manager in Bayer's scientific … [Read more...]
The First Baycol Trial Opens
Baycol May Cause Health Problems. Attorneys for a man who claims a cholesterol drug caused his health to deteriorate accused its manufacturer of pushing through an unsafe drug to maximize profits. Opening arguments began Thursday in a lawsuit against Bayer Pharmaceutical Co. over its recalled drug Baycol. At issue is the company's … [Read more...]
Local Residents Learn Effects of Cholesterol Drug
Cholesterol Drug Side Effects. Virginia Parrish ended up in the hospital about two months after she started taking a new cholesterol drug in 2000, but doctors were unable to diagnose what caused the weakness that left her unable to stand. Parrish, 80, said she suffered from muscle pain, weakness and a variety of other symptoms for … [Read more...]
Bayer Faces 3,500 Drug Lawsuits
Bayer Anti-Cholesterol Drug Lawsuits. German drug maker Bayer said Monday it faces 3,500 lawsuits, many more than previously announced, over an anti-cholesterol drug withdrawn last year after it was linked to dozens of patient deaths worldwide. In August, the company had said it faced 2,000 claims regarding its once-lucrative … [Read more...]
Oregon Filed Against Baycol Maker
Baycol Maker Face Lawsuits. Lawsuits totaling approximately $15 million have been filed in state and federal court in Oregon on behalf of four people who claim they suffered serious health problems after taking the drug Baycol to lower their cholesterol. The lawsuits, filed Tuesday, assert that German pharmaceutical company Bayer … [Read more...]
Bayer Legal Action Over Baycol Gathers Pace in US
Baycol Has Been Linked To Deaths. Bayer, of Germany, is facing an escalation of its legal problems as lawyers from more than 50 US firms gather in Chicago on Wednesday to co-ordinate their actions over Baycol, the cholesterol drug. The troubled chemicals and pharmaceuticals group also faces an investigation by the state prosecutor … [Read more...]
Pulled Drug May Be Linked to 52 Deaths
Pulled Drug Baycol Linked to 52 Deaths. Bayer AG said Monday that its Baycol anti-cholesterol drug may be linked to 52 deaths, five days after Germany's biggest drug maker announced a voluntary recall of the drug. The Leverkusen-based company said the deaths occurred following treatment with Baycol's active ingredient, … [Read more...]
