Trasylol Lawyer

Trasylol (aprotinin), produced by Bayer AG, is a clotting drug used during heart bypass surgery to reduce blood loss and improve the body's ability to stop bleeding. However, following disturbing reports that Trasylol carried an increased risk of serious side effects including kidney damage, heart attack, stroke, and an overall increased mortality rate for cardiac surgery patients, the drug was pulled from the worldwide market in November 2007.

A study published in the New England Journal of Medicine in January 2006 and supplemented with additional data in the Journal of the American Medical Association in February 2007 revealed just how great the health risks of Trasylol were: a 50% increased risk of heart attack, 181% increased risk of stroke, and a nearly doubled risk of renal failure. Trasylol patients, overall, had death rates approximately 30% higher than patients on aminocaproic or tranexamic acids. Dr. Dennis T. Mangano, an author of the two studies, presented his results to a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) panel in September 2006, resulting in nothing more than a warning label instituted in December of that year.

Even after it was revealed that a study conducted by Bayer AG itself had confirmed Mangano's results, a second FDA advisory panel convened in September 2007 and decided that Trasylol ought to remain on the market, advising only that doctors monitor patients' health more carefully. It was not until a separate Canadian study was halted due to an increased death rate among participants taking Trasylol that the FDA requested the gradual withdrawal of the drug from US markets in late 2007.

In February 2008, Dr. Mangano faulted Bayer AG for failing to disclose its study results earlier and the FDA for failing to act quickly. He estimated that the delay in removing Trasylol from the market carried a price of nearly 22,000 lives, or nearly 1,000 lives every month.

If you or a loved one have been hurt by the negative side effects of Trasylol, you may be entitled to receive compensation for your pain and suffering. Call 1-800-BAD-DRUG today to speak with an experienced Trasylol lawyer from the law office of Pulaski & Middleman, L.L.C. and learn more about how you can protect your rights and interests under the law.