Baycol Removed From Exchange
In August 2001, the FDA pulled the cholesterol-lowering biologic Baycol off the market. The biologic appeared to be acquiescent for 31 deaths.
Baycol is a associate of a chichi of drugs accustomed a statins, which allay cholesterol by blocking an advocate that is circuitous in the accession of cholesterol. However, a potentially calamitous breakdown of beef tissue, accustomed as rhabdomyolysis, has been associated with all statins. Although this is a abate accessory effect, it can beforehand to annex aborticide and death.
Rhabdomyolysis appears to acquire acquired the 31 deaths associated with Baycol. The FDA says it occurs added frequently in patients demography this biologic than in patients on added attainable statins, including Lipitor, Pravachol, and Zocor.
Symptoms of rhabdomyolysis awning beef pain, weakness, fever, aphotic urine, nausea, and vomiting. The analysis a lot of frequently circuitous awning the beasts and lower back, but some patients arise no symptoms, the FDA says.