Baycol
Definition
Noun: 1. A proprietary oral medication for lowering blood cholesterol: "Baycol" is the former trade name for a prescription drug (cerivastatin) belonging to the statin class, which was used to reduce high levels of cholesterol in the blood. It was withdrawn from the market due to safety concerns.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- The doctor prescribed Baycol to help manage his patient's high cholesterol.
- Baycol was once a common treatment before its withdrawal.
- Studies on the efficacy of Baycol showed it was effective at lowering LDL cholesterol.
Advanced Usage
- Historical/Medical Context: The term "Baycol" is now primarily used in historical or cautionary contexts within medical and pharmaceutical discussions, referring to a drug that is no longer in clinical use.
- The Baycol case is often cited in discussions about post-market drug surveillance and safety.
Variants and Related Words
- Cerivastatin (n): The generic, non-proprietary pharmaceutical name for the drug formerly marketed as Baycol.
- Statin (n): The class of cholesterol-lowering drugs to which cerivastatin (Baycol) belonged.
Synonyms
- Cerivastatin (n): The generic name.
- Cholesterol-lowering drug (n): A descriptive term for its function.
Notes on Meaning
This word has a single, specific meaning as a proper noun referring to a discontinued pharmaceutical product. It is not used in idioms, phrasal verbs, or with figurative meanings.
Noun
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an oral drug (trade name Baycol) to reduce blood cholesterol levels
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