What is a statin drug?
Statins are the most widely prescribed type of cholesterol lowering drug (of which Baycol is a type). These drugs work by blocking a liver enzyme that causes cholesterol. Another way to say this is that statins reduce cholesterol production in the liver. Statins lower LDL (the bad found in blood vessels and arteries). In addition, they raise HDL (the good cholesterol in the body). For the most part, statins have a good track record reducing heart attacks and strokes in those patients who take them. In a small number of cases, statins has been linked to a disease called Rhabdomyolysis, a potentially life threatening disease in which muscle cells are destroyed and released into the blood stream. In the worst-case scenario it causes patients to develop kidney failure and can be fatal. Click Here for a Baycol Attorney Lawyer!
