TRASYLOL CAUSES DEATH: DEFINITIVE STUDY ON ANTI-BLEEDING DRUG PUBLISHED
The New England Journal of Medicine has just published a long-awaited Canadian study which shows that patients receiving Trasylol (aprotinin) have a greatly increased risk of death. Experts state that the study means “the end of the aprotinin story,” and that it will remain off the market. Trasylol, on the market since 1993 by Bayer, is used to reduce bleeding during heart surgery. The drug was first shown to have fatal side effects including heart attack, kidney failure, and stroke in 2006. It has since been pulled from the market. To learn more about Aprotinin/Trasylol, visit our webpage. If you suspect that you or someone close to you has died or suffered injury from receiving Trasylol, contact an experienced lawyer now. In California, call 1-800-ALAWPRO for your free consultation now.
The new study, paid for by the Canadian government, was a rigorous one which compared Trasylol (aprotinin) to 2 other anti-coagulant drugs used during cardiac surgery. Study results showed that Trasylol increases the risk of death by 54% while also greatly increasing the risk of other heart complications.
More than 2,300 patients were included in the study. Last October, preliminary study results alarmingly showed a higher death rate in those who were taking Trasylol. In response, Bayer removed the drug from the market temporarily. An editorial accompanying the study portends the permanent end of Trasylol’s availability to doctors and consumers; although, the Associated Press reports that Bayer and the FDA (U.S. Food & Drug Administration) are awaiting details from the study to see how they will proceed. To read the New England Journal of Medicine study, go to http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/full/NEJMoa0802395. For the related editorial, follow the link http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/full/NEJMe0803514.
More than 80 lawsuits have been filed against Bayer for Trasylol, and millions of dollars in settlements have been rewarded. If you or a loved one has suffered adverse effects or death after heart surgery in California, please call the Law Offices of The Rudman Law Firm, PLC LLP now. Our Law Team has more than 50 years combined experience in personal injury representation. Let us do the work and worrying for you. Call 1-800-ALAWPRO (1-800-252-9776) now for a free and confidential consultation. We are here for you.
