Cholesterol drug and antibiotic mix caused man’s death
John Devereux, 58, from Greenrath, Co Tipperary, died earlier this year from a combination of devastating conditions after his cholesterol-busting statin therapy drug, Lipitor — used by 26 million Americans and thousands of Irish patients — reacted with fucidic acid and caused rhabdomyolysis.
It triggered kidney failure, and Mr Devereux, who had type 1 diabetes since 1966, contracted necrotising fasciitis, the deadly flesh-eating bug, and died on March 2.
