Trasylol Drug Recall Spreads Awareness of Severe Complications Associated With the Drug

In 1993 the drug Trasylol, manufactured by Bayer Pharmaceuticals, was introduced into the market. Trasylol is a drug used to control the amount of bleeding namely in heart bypass surgeries. The need to control the amount of blood during these types of surgeries is very important so that the surgeon can effectively be able to work on the heart without large amounts of blood getting in the way. Trasylol had many medical professionals up in arms about the product causing the drug to be under a microscope. In 2006, Trasylol was issued new warnings and labels to ensure that complications may arise due to using the drug. The problem with this was that Trasylol is only used in these types of invasive surgeries where the patients don't really have a say in the type of drug used unless they are allergic to certain types of ingredients. Many patients never even knew that they were administered the drug because it is not a usual occurrence to inform the patient what the name of the drug doctors used during surgery. In 2005, Bayer Pharmaceuticals conducted their own study on Trasylol trying to determine if there were any negative side effects associated with the drug. It turns out that Bayer in fact did find that Trasylol is directly linked to cause kidney complications and failure. However, Bayer did not inform the FDA or anyone else of their findings.

Knowingly from 2005 Bayer knew that Trasylol was causing kidney complications in patients but decided not to do anything about it. Finally in 2007, a BART study was done to test the effects of Trasylol finding that it in fact caused kidney complications. The FDA was immediately notified and the Trasylol drug recall took effect. The Trasylol drug recall was a shock to many medical institutions for they have been administering the drug for about 16 years. Another important fact is that many people who had open-heart surgeries years before and incurred kidney complications had no idea that it was caused by Trasylol. Therefore awareness of the Trasylol drug recall must be spread as far as possible so that those who were administered the drug many years ago can now know why they have had complications with their kidneys. In an effort to make the Trasylol drug recall well known, lawyers and medical professionals alike are urging those who have suffered from kidney failure due to the drug to file suit with Bayer. This will allow the news to become more widespread as the amounting suits pile up.

If you have been administered Trasylol during surgery and have experienced kidney complications, contact a Trasylol lawyer immediately. The Trasylol drug recall has made it clear that the negative side effects are real and very dangerous. In order to spread the awareness of the Trasylol drug recall file a suit against Bayer. You will not only help others in the process but you may prove to gain sufficient monies to cover your medical expenses, lost wages, and for pain and suffering.