Trasylol Side Effects | Trasylol Litigation News
An increasing number of studies have suggested Trasylol is a potentially dangerous drug and an expensive 
one. The cost per dose of Trasylol is $1,300. The generic drug Amicar is $11 per dose and the generic Cyklokapron is $44 per dose. According to the studies, neither of the generic drugs has been associated with an increased risk of kidney failure, heart attack or stroke. The 2006 Mangano study found that Trasylol was linked to an increased risk of serious side effects including myocardial infarction (48%), heart failure (109%), and stroke (181%).
Excessive bleeding during cardiac surgery involving cardiopulmonary bypass is caused by blood clots dissolving faster than normal. Certain drugs that act against the breakdown of clots are called antifibrinolytic agents. Aprotinin (Trasylol), Amicar, and Cyklokapron are drugs that are used to stop severe blood loss through increasing clot formation. Fibrin, a type of protein, is the main building component of a blood clot, providing a type of scaffolding for the clot to form. Fibrinolyisis is the process the body uses to break down blood clots. Antifibrinolytic agents inhibit fibrinolyis, thereby preventing severe bleeding in heart surgery patients.
Prior to Trasylol being removed from the marketplace physicians had been advised to consider limiting the use of Trasylol considering the much less expensive and safer alternative bypass surgery drugs. Trasylol heart surgery patients who have already undergone surgery are encouraged to seek follow-up care in order to monitor any possible Trasylol side effects such as kidney damage, heart failure or stroke.
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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 [...]
