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Baycol is part of the class of drugs called statins. All statins have been linked to the very rare condition called rhabdomyolysis, but Baycol was recalled because of the significantly more fatal cases resulting from its use. At the time of the Baycol recall, 32 FDA reports of Baycol deaths attributed to severe rhabdomyolysis in the U.S. Over one hundred deaths have been due to rhabdomyolysis and the use of Baycol, in addition to the belief that hundreds of other Baycol patients have suffered from rhabdomyolysis attacks.

Rhabdomyolysis is a life-threatening condition that destroys muscle cells and releases them into the bloodstream. The result of the condition is severe muscle pain that is most often felt in the calves and lower back, though it can occur in other body parts as well. Due to the similarity of rhabdomyolysis symptoms to common occurrences like the flu, symptoms were often not taken seriously until the condition progressed into later stages. This did not allow Baycol patients to be properly treated.

Symptoms often present with cases of severe rhabdomyolysis as the result of Baycol use may include muscle pain, weakness, malaise, fever, dark urine, nausea, and vomiting. At the time of the Baycol recall, Bayer executives refused to report how many rhabdomyolysis victims they had encountered worldwide. Blood tests can determine if an individual is suffering from rhabdomyolysis by measuring if an elevated level of creatine kinase is present.

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