For over 14 years, Bayer and the rest of the world thought that their drug Trasylol was helping patients and taking names. The drug had been on the market for over 14 years when it was found out that the drug was directly linked to causing kidney complications and failure. Trasylol was a very common drug that was used during heart surgeries to control the amount of bleeding. The need to control the amount of bleeding during these types of surgeries is imperative to the success of the procedure. Surgeons must be able to work on the heart without having to deal with large amounts of blood getting in the way. Therefore the need for this type of drug was in high demand due to the number of heart surgeries that needed to be taken place. One of the reasons for this high demand was due to the poor diet of the American public. Bad eating habits cause the arteries in your heart to become blocked, thus needing a bypass of the heart. Despite the need for the drug, the fact of the matter is that Trasylol was directly linked to cause kidney complications and failure.
One of the most significant reasons that Trasylol has caused such a stir is the fact that Bayer knew about the negative side effects associated with taking the drug, yet decided to keep that information on the down low. Bayer did their own study on the negative side effects and found the devastating inclinations to be true. They did not give this information to the FDA, or anyone else. They willingly knew that their drug was causing kidney failure and decided to do nothing about it. This went on for two years until the BART study was conducted by individual practitioners who notified the FDA immediately. This news came as a shock to many because things were finally starting to make sense. People who had undergone heart surgery for the past fourteen years could now identify why they had kidney complications and failure. People who had lost parents, brothers, sisters, and all in between could now put to rest why their loved ones had died. In some cases people did not even realize that they were administered Trasylol because it is not very common to be interested in the brand of drug that you were given during surgery. Therefore many people still did not know that their kidney failure was due to Trasylol used in their heart surgery.
If you or a loved one was directly and negatively affected from being administered Trasylol, contact super lawyers at Napoli Bern Ripka, LLP. They have the experienced and knowledge necessary to stand up for you in a court of law against one of the biggest and most commonly known Pharmaceutical companies in the world. Don’t let the shady actions of Bayer prevent you from living a normal life. Napoli Bern Ripka, LLP is willing and ready to discuss your case with you and determine the next step of action to take.