The Danger of the Drug Trasylol - Linked To Many Deaths
Brian Beckcom from the excellent Houston Injury & Accident Law blog recently posted an article about how the drug Traysylol has been linked to a staggering number of deaths. As many as 1000 per month. You can read the story from 60 Minutes here at cbsnews.com but here is the chilling introduction:
This is the story of a drug that was on the market for 14 years and may have contributed to the deaths of thousands of patients. Trasylol, made by Bayer, is given in the operating room to control bleeding. It was a big money maker.As correspondent Scott Pelley reports, Bayer marketed Trasylol aggressively until it was used in about one third of all cardiac bypass operations in America.
But then, in 2006, a study showed widespread death associated with Trasylol, and as it turns out there was concern long before that.
How much did Bayer know? And why did it take Bayer and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration nearly two years to take the drug off the market after major studies revealed the danger? Two years - during which it's estimated Trasylol was contributing to the loss of one thousand lives a month.
Please read the rest of this story and if you have been injured or had a loved one die as a result of using Trasylol please contact an attorney who is experienced in dealing with dangerous drugs - our firm and all others that we know about do not charge to discuss your options with you.
