On Aug. 8, 2001 the Food and Drug Administration (``FDA'') announced that Bayer withdrew Baycol from all markets in which it distributed Baycol and/or Lipobay, other than Japan. According to the FDA, the recall was announced for a number of reasons, including the fact that more than 480 Baycol users developed rhabdom-
yolysis after being prescribed Baycol. 

If you or anyone you know has been prescribed Baycol, you/they may be members of the class described above. Plaintiff seeks to recover damages on behalf of class members and is represented by the law firm of Feldman & Rifkin, LLP

Friday September 14, 2001

Press Release

SOURCE: DIT Drug Information Technologies, Inc.

DIT Drug Information Technologies, Inc. and the
Baycol Case - An Update Concerning the Use of
Cholesterol Lowering Agents

A widely used drug, cerivastatin (Baycol®) was recently removed from the market under intense media coverage. 

ROCKVILLE, Md.--(BW HealthWire)--Sept. 14, 2001--Some recent evidence points to the quality of SCHOLZ DataBank and Knowledge Engine in DIT Drug Information Technologies, Inc. database and clinical checking software. Read More
 

Need to Know 
The Baycol Recall: How Safe Is Your Statin? 

Tuesday, August 14, 2001; Page HE03 

The decision last week by the German company Bayer AG to withdraw the cholesterol -lowering statin drug Baycol from the market after it was linked to 31 deaths left 700,000 Americans scrambling to find a new drug. It also left the millions who are taking other statins wondering whether the entire class of medications is safe. Read More

Baycol Patient Files Class Action Lawsuit Against Bayer According To Schiffrin & Barroway, LLP

Notice is hereby given that Schiffrin & Barroway, LLP has filed a class action lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania on behalf of all persons who were prescribed the drug Ceri -vastatin, also known as Baycol (Lipobay outside the United States). As alleged in the Complaint, Bayer Corporation, a unit of Bayer AG (OTCBB: BAYZY - news), is named as the defendant in this action due to its responsibility in manu -facturing, promoting, marketing, distributing, and selling Baycol and/or Lipobay. 

Rhabdomyolysis and Kidney Failure related to Baycol usage is a disorder which can involve injury to the kidneys caused by the toxic effects of muscle cells in the blood stream.

Wednesday September 12 
Doctors Say Zyban May Be Linked to Deaths

BERLIN (Reuters) - German medical experts said on Tuesday that GlaxoSmith Kline's smoking cessation drug Zyban may have played a role in five deaths in Germany, while the company said a link was unlikely.  Read More