Articles tagged: "trasylol lawsuit"

1: Television News Report Reveals Unsettling New Information on Trasylol Recall

Trasylol Aprotinin is a blood-controlling agent injected into patients during surgical procedures such as open-heart surgeries. However, Trasylol has been linked to an increased risk of heart disease, kidney failure, stroke and death among individuals who have previously received the injection.

2: Trasylol Manufacturer Removes Trasylol from Shelves after Increased Risk of Death Found

After studies in Canada linked Trasylol to a higher chance of death, the drug has been removed from marketing. Trasylol is used because it slows down the breakdown of blood clots during surgery. Bayer AG, the drug 's pharmaceutical firm, was faulted for not mentioning studies that said that the drug was more dangerous then other antifibrinolytic drugs.