*The three withdrawn drugs include valdecoxib, an anti-inflammatory, and tegaserod, a drug used for the treatment of irritable bowel syndrome. Both were withdrawn over concerns of cardiovascular events. The third is efalizumab, a drug used to treat psoriasis, which was withdrawn over the risk of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy, a disease that damages the brain.

Yikes! I'm amazed most statins are still on the market quite frankly.