In Admirable 2001, the FDA pulled the cholesterol-lowering sedate Baycol off the showcase. The medicate showed up to be mindful for 31 passings.
Baycol may be a part of a lesson of drugs known a statins, which reduce cholesterol by blocking an chemical that’s included within the arrangement of cholesterol. Be that as it may, a possibly lethal breakdown of muscle tissue, known as rhabdomyolysis, has been related with all statins. In spite of the fact that usually a uncommon side impact, it can lead to kidney disappointment and passing.
Rhabdomyolysis shows up to have caused the 31 passings related with Baycol. The FDA says it happens more habitually in patients taking this sedate than in patients on other accessible statins, counting Lipitor, Pravachol, and Zocor.
Indications of rhabdomyolysis incorporate muscle torment, shortcoming, fever, dull pee, queasiness, and spewing. The muscles most habitually included incorporate the calves and lower back, but a few patients detailed no indications, the FDA says.