In August 2001, the anti-cholesterol drug Baycol was recalled. Part of the class of drugs called statins, Baycol has been associated to the rare and deadly condition involving muscle complication called rhabdomyolysis. Statins were once considered a revolutionary treatment to lower cholesterol, but Baycol was found to have an increased likelihood of causing rhabdomyolysis more than other statin drugs, resulting in around 100 Baycol patient deaths worldwide. At the time of the Baycol recall, 8 million Americans were taking statins.

Rhabdomyolysis, a rare side effect of prescription drugs that causes muscle cells to break down and allows cell contents to enter the bloodstream, was found linked to Baycol. After the Baycol recall was announced, the health minister of Germany attacked the Leverkusen-based manufacturer of Baycol saying the company left doctors and patients in the dark about Baycol and should have acted sooner to release the information. The highest risk patients for side effects from using Baycol were elderly patients and those combining Baycol with Gemfibrozil.

If you or a loved one was injured while taking Baycol, please submit the accompanying form. You may be entitled to collect monetary awards for your injury!