Trasylol Injections May Cause Stroke, Death

An injectable drug used during many surgical procedures has been linked to stroke and potential death among patients. Trasylol from German pharmaceutical company Bayer AG, also known as aprotinin, is used to control bleeding during heart-related surgeries.

Trasylol is being linked to decreasing health in heart bypass patients and can actually cause kidney failure, stroke and death. The drug is being used in 60 percent of all heart bypass surgical procedures.

In fact, it is estimated that use of the Trasylol-Aprotinin injection causes 10,000 cases of kidney failure in heart bypass patients every year.

Other Staggering Statistics

10,000 is a huge number...think about percentages such as 109 or 181? These are the percentages by which Trasylol patients are at risk for heart failure and stroke, respectively.

In addition, Trasylol has been proven to make bypass surgery patients twice as likely to suffer kidney failure. In late 2005, Bayer claimed that the drug had nearly $615 million in potential sales, however, with the surrounding controversy the drug may cause more money in healthcare costs than its worth.

And the statistics don't stop there - a January 2006 study by researchers at the Ischemic Research and Education Foundation in California stated that switching to generic Trasylol alternatives, such as tranexamic acid or aminocaproic acid, could not only prevent over 11,000 kidney complications a year, but could also reduce worldwide drug costs by over $200 million and save over a billion healthcare dollars. Serious statistics for a drug that has been given rise to serious medical concerns.

Bayer Continues to Market and Promote

As recently as March 2006, Bayer AG continued to vehemently defend and market its potentially dangerous drug, Trasylol. The use of this is being pushed by its manufacturer to be used in other surgeries especially hip replacement.

Though the drug costs 10 times more than its generic counterparts (which have not been proven to provoke any dangerous renal or heart symptoms), Bayer AG continues to promote and sell it to over 1 million bypass and other heart surgery patients per year.

If You Have Experienced Side Effects

If you have experienced negative side effects due to your use of injectable Trasylol-Aprotinin, including but not limited to encephalopathy, renal failure, heart problems, or stroke, contact an experienced pharmaceutical products attorney after seeking competent medical care.

Contacting an experienced Trasylol lawyer will help increase the educational process surrounding the drug and its side effects.

Patients who have undergone extreme heart-related surgical procedures like heart bypass surgery do not deserve to continue the suffering that can be related to Trasylol-Aprotinin's dangerous side effects.

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