Trasylol Heart Surgery Kidney Failure Lawsuit
Bayer’s widely used Trasylol heart surgery drug was subject to a recall in 2007 following a study that raised safety concerns. Prior to the recall, Trasylol (also referred to as Aprotinin) was used to help prevent excessive bleeding during open heart surgery. The study reported that Bayer’s heart surgery medication increased the risk of dying the five years following surgery by almost 50 percent.Alternative and cheaper medications used to prevent bleeding did not raise the risk of death significantly. Prior to Trasylol being withdrawn from the market late in 2007, the drug had been used for 13 years and a million patients had received it.
Trasylol heart surgery medication has come under increased scrutiny since the Trasylol recall in November 2007. It was reviewed in several studies that showed an increase risk of life threatening side effects such as kidney failure, heart attack, stroke and complications leading to death. The number of Trasylol lawsuits filed throughout the United States is increasing as the public becomes more aware of Trasylol problems such as renal failure and strokes.
Even though Trasylol sales and marketing was suspended in November 2007 patients were still given this dangerous medication. The FDA worked with Bayer to phase Trasylol out of the marketplace in an attempt to prevent shortages of other drugs used to prevent excessive bleeding during cardiac surgery. This phase-out however, led to the continued use of Trasylol during bypass surgeries until May 2008.
A Trasylol lawyer at Fields Law Firm is available to answer any questions you may have regarding how to find out if the drug was used during heart surgery. We will also request copies of your medical records or family member’s records at no cost to you in order to help find out if Trasylol was used. We are currently filing lawsuits for individuals and families affected by Trasylol in all 50 states.
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Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals, Inc. has been facing an increasing number of patients who have filed a Trasylol lawsuit over its Aprotinin heart surgery drug. The lawsuits allege that Bayer is liable for manufacturing and failing to warn Trasylol users of its dangerous side effects. The Trasylol lawsuits allege that Bayer knew Trasylol increases patients’ risk [...]
Until recently, Bayer’s anti-bleeding drug was used on a regular basis during heart surgery. Trasylol (Aprotinin) is widely used to decrease bleeding risk during coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery. There are some common side effects that persist or become bothersome following use, including: constipation, diarrhea, difficulty urinating, infection (fever, chills, sore throat), lightheadedness, sleeplessness [...]
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Trasylol Aprotinin Side Effects Study
Another study reveals an increased risk of serious Trasylol side effects leading to a higher mortality rate in aprotinin bypass patients. A recent study published in The New England Journal of Medicine on February 21, 2008 shows an increased risk of death for patients receiving aprotinin (Trasylol) during coronary-artery bypass grafting [...]
Trasylol Heart Surgery Drug Information
What is aprotinin injection?
APROTININ (Trasylol) is a drug that affects the way blood clots. It was given to heart surgery patients during bypass procedures. Aprotinin was mainly used during repeat coronary artery bypass surgery to reduce the amount of bleeding before and after surgery. Trasylol and other clotting medications help to [...]
