Are there any drugs closely linked or related to Baycol?
Baycol is one of a family of drugs known as statins. All statins work on the same principal: the blockage of an enzyme that features heavily in the synthesis of cholesterol. Their practical purpose is to lower cholesterol levels for patients in danger of heart disease. With all working in a similar way, they carry a risk of causing the conditions made so widespread by Baycol. However, this is to a much lesser extent. Baycol had only a 2 percent market share, but was responsible for over 45 percent of statin-related illnesses. Therefore, what made Baycol unique was also what made it so dangerous.
