Word: gemfibrozil
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...wary of side effects. Doctors have long known that the statins can trigger a rare breakdown of muscle tissue. (Stopping the drugs at the first sign of trouble usually halts the breakdown.) For some reason, patients who took Baycol--especially at higher doses or with another drug called gemfibrozil--were at greater risk. Bayer decided to drop Baycol in part because its attempts to alert doctors to those situations didn't always work. Drugs like the statins have the potential to save thousands of lives, and COX-2 inhibitors can relieve untold suffering. The trick, as always, is in figuring...
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