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Entries from October 2002

Bayer Doubles Estimate of Baycol-Linked Deaths

October 24th, 2002 · No Comments

Bayer said the number of deaths linked to its cholesterol drug Baycol has doubled from earlier estimate of 52.
(via LA Times)

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Bayer Reports $165-Million Loss

October 24th, 2002 · No Comments

Bayer reported a loss of $165 million for the third quarter, blaming a weak global economy and the withdrawal of Baycol after it was linked to patient deaths.
(via LA Times)

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Federal Court Orders Expedited Case Management Schedule in Baycol Products Litigation, MDL 1431

October 24th, 2002 · No Comments

The US District Court presiding over the national Baycol Products Liability Litigation approved an early deadline to move the case to trial.
(via PR Newswire)

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Baycol Pulled In Japan

October 24th, 2002 · No Comments

Bayer is pulling Baycol from Japan, just two weeks after safety fears forced it to halt sales in the rest of the world.
(via Europe CNN)

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Bayer Hit With More U.S. Lawsuits Over Baycol

October 24th, 2002 · No Comments

Litigation against Bayer AG over its Baycol continued to mount on Thursday with at least two new suits filed in the United States.
(via IDG)

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Baycol: anti-cholesterol drug linked to 52 deaths

October 24th, 2002 · No Comments

Bayer said new reports allege 52 people died after taking the anti-cholesterol drug Baycol. Bayer pulled from the market Lipobay, which is linked to about 40 deaths, after increasing evidence that the drug caused deterioration in muscle tissue, a condition called rhabdomyolysis.
“There is currently no proof” that the drug is the cause of the deaths, […]

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Bayer Announces Market Withdrawal of Baycol

October 24th, 2002 · No Comments

Bayer has discontinued the marketing and distribution of all dosage strengths of Baycol. Patients who are currently taking Baycol should have their Baycol discontinued and be switched to an alternative therapy by their physicians.
It is important to you forward any adverse event information associated with the use of Baycol to Bayer Corporation at 1-800-288-8371. You […]

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Bayer Voluntarily Withdraws Baycol

October 24th, 2002 · No Comments

FDA today announced that Bayer Pharmaceutical Division is voluntarily withdrawing Baycol (cerivastatin) from the U.S. market because of reports of sometimes fatal rhabdomyolysis, a severe muscle adverse reaction from this cholesterol-lowering (lipid-lowering) product. The FDA agrees with and supports this decision.
Baycol (cerivastatin), which was initially approved in the U.S. in 1997, is a member of […]

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Bayer Pulls Key Drug

October 24th, 2002 · No Comments

Bayer pulled Baycol taken by thousands of Americans from shelves Wednesday after it was associated with 31 deaths in the U.S. and at least nine deaths in other countries.
(via Europe CNN)

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Prescribing Information Changes Regarding Baycol

October 24th, 2002 · No Comments

Recently, Bayer Corporation has voluntarily made changes to the prescribing information for Baycol in order to provide patients with more specific guidance on initiating therapy with the product.
Bayer Corporation has made these revisions because they have received reports of muscle weakness and rhabdomyolysis during the post-marketing period. A substantial number of these cases occurred in […]

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