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Cerivastatin (INN,
brand names: Baycol, Lipobay) is a
synthetic member of the
class of
statins used to
lower cholesterol and
prevent cardiovascular disease...
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patients treated with
statins other than
cerivastatin. However, the risk was over 10-fold
greater if
cerivastatin was used, or if the
standard statins (atorvastatin...
- simvastatin,
simvastatin acid, lovastatin, fluvastatin,
atorvastatin and
cerivastatin inhibit the
metabolism of mexazolam, but not the HMG-CoA
reductase inhibitor...
- drug products. In the late 1990s it
introduced a
statin drug,
Baycol (
cerivastatin), but
after 52
deaths were
attributed to it,
Bayer discontinued it in...
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structural similarities with most
other statins, e.g., atorvastatin,
cerivastatin and pitavastatin, but
unlike other statins,
rosuvastatin contains sulfur...
- fibrates, both used for
elevated cholesterol,
especially in combination;
cerivastatin (Baycol) was
withdrawn in 2001
after numerous reports of rhabdomyolysis...
- enzyme.
Statins that
belong to this
group are:
Fluvastatin (Figure 3)
Cerivastatin Atorvastatin Rosuvastatin Lovastatin is
derived from a
fungus source...
- inhibitors)
simvastatin (Zocor)
lovastatin (Mevacor)
atorvastatin (Lipitor)
cerivastatin (Baycol) (off the market)
Cough Suppressant/NMDA
Antagonist dextromethorphan...
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pravastatin and rosuvastatin): atorvastatin, lovastatin, simvastatin,
cerivastatin;
calcium channel blockers:
diltiazem (sensitive substrate), felodipine...
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withdrawn from the
market or
restricted to
certain uses;
examples include cerivastatin (brand
names Baycol and Lipobay),
troglitazone (Rezulin) and rofecoxib...
