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Many of the detrimental effects of toxicants have been observed with pharmaceutical agents. These are often administered to millions of people so that even a miniscule fraction of subjects who have adverse reactions will be observed, medical supervision of subjects is usually rather thorough, and cause and effect is relatively easy to establish. On August 8, 2001, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced a voluntary recall of Bayer Pharmaceutical s cholesterollowering drug Baycol (also called Lipobay). Only recently approved and used by about 700,000... 

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PDGF receptor p (PDGFRB), and c-kit, a cytokine receptor expressed on the surface of hematopoietic stem cells as well as other cell types. As compared with the two drugs on the market, sorafenib (Nexavar) by Bayer Pharmaceuticals Corp. and Onyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and sunitinib (Sutent) by Pfizer, Inc., cediranib inhibits VEGFR targets with improved potency. It is currently in Phase II/III development for advanced non-small cell lung cancer and advanced colorectal cancer. 

There are many derivatives of barbituric acid. The first to the market was diethylbarbituric acid, which is also known as barbital, malonal, or gardenal. Phenobarbital was introduced by Bayer Pharmaceuticals in 1912 and is used currently for the treatment of epilepsy. In 1926, the effect of phenobarbital on cerebral circulation was studied. During the twentieth century, more than 2500 barbiturates were synthesized, 50 of which were eventually employed clinically. ... 

Levitra (Vardenafii hydrochloride). Bayer Pharmaceuticals Ccrporaticn. US Prescribing information, March 2007. 

Levitra (Vardenafil hydrochloride) Bayer Pharmaceuticals Corporation US Prescribii infor-matioa March 2007. 

Precose (Aearbose). Bayer Pharmaceuticals CorporatiorL US Prescribing informaticfi, November 2004. 

Precose (Acarbose). Bayer Pharmaceuticals Corpccatic US Prescribing infcnnation, November 2004. 

Vince Serignese / Pharmaceutical Analysis Laboratory, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Joanne Severs / Bayer Pharmaceuticals, Berkeley, California, U.S.A. 

FIGURE 5.9. Molecular structures of tadalafil (Cialis is a registered trademark of Eli Lily and Company), sildenafil (Viagra is a registered trademark of Pfizer Inc.), and vardenafil (Levitra is a registered trademark of Bayer Pharmaceuticals Corp.). 

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