Keep the pressure on...Article Excerpt: " The lawsuit alleges Bayer exaggerated Baycol’s efficacy and safety, downplayed its risks, and concealed info about the drug’s dangers from doctors..."Read the complete article at this link:http://www.ahf-au.org/250408/baycol.htm
Fran posted in the Guest book on 6/18/07...Re: What do you do when you have professional doctors brushing you off and refusing to read about this? (referring to statin side effects)~ see page PRINT Articles ~ If your doctor refuses to acknowledge your statin side effect complaints, it's time to look for a new doctor. There is so much evidence out there that statins not only cause discomfort, but actual muscle damage (some permanent) and memory loss/personality changes (can also be permanent).
Stay tuned for many more...~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Updated 5/1/08PFIZER - LIPITOR LITIGATION: Profits Before Patient Safety Contact Atty Mark Krum using this form...~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~July 17, 2006, seventeen new lawsuits were filed against Pfizer's Lipitor. Article... "New Round of Personal Injury Lawsuits Filed Against Pfizer Over Undisclosed Risks of Blockbuster Cholesterol Drug Lipitor"Atty Mark J Krum's website...~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~May 19, 2006, a class action lawsuit is filed against Pfizer by Union and Employee Health Plans over alleged off-labeling marketing of Lipitor. Lawsuit by union and other health care payors challenging billions of dollars in unwarranted Lipitor prescriptions; plaintiffs claim Pfizer marketed drug outside approved FDA treatment guidelines for lowering cholesterol .Atty's Website... (Grant & Eisenhofer)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~June 8, 2006, Atty. Mark J Krum filed two lawsuits against Pfizer's Lipitor. Lasting muscle damage was the issue, the plaintiff's claiming Pfizer did not inform the public about ALL the potential side effects.Pfizer called the two lawsuits "baseless" and vowed to fight them incourt. CNN Money News Article...~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~September 28, 2005, consumers filed a (first of it's kind) class-action lawsuit against Pfizer's Lipitor, claiming the world's largest drug company misled consumers into using its anti-cholesterol drug Lipitor despite the absence of evidence from clinical trials that these drugs are of any benefit to large segments of the population (specifically females and elders).Article on Atty's Website...Additional article...~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
