The drug Trasylol was put on the market almost fifteen years ago that was once Bayer Pharmaceutical’s highest selling off the market drug. Trasylol was primarily used in open-heart surgeries to control the amount of bleeding so that surgeons could efficiently and effectively get to the area that needed relief. However this once wonder drug was proven to cause kidney failure and other complication in those patients who were administered the drug during surgery. Trasylol has been directly linked to cause kidney complications leading to failure and eventually death. However, it took almost 13 years for any of these negative effects to surface. In 2005, Bayer pharmaceuticals did their own private study on the true effects of the drug. What they found ending up proving that Trasylol directly caused kidney failure. So then immediately you would think that Bayer would identify the FDA on their findings and get Trasylol off the market as soon as possible, Wrong. Bayer did the exact opposite, they decided to hide their findings and allow the drug to remain on the market without any type of warnings. Luckily, almost two years later an individual study was done on the negative effects of Trasylol and the truth was finally out in the open. The FDA was immediately notified and Trasylol was recalled and all remaining products were taken off of the market.
However despite the unethical acts of Bayer, there is more to this tragic story. Trasylol sold for $1000 per dosage, while other comparable drugs sold at $50 per dosage. I know we have all heard of pharmaceutical companies and hospitals getting together making illegal alliances, but this is unheard of. Why would so many hospitals allow Trasylol to become the leading drug in its arena while there were other comparable drugs on the market for severely less money, and that did not cause kidney failure? You have to wonder what types of incentives were given to these hospitals from Bayer to make Trasylol the most used drug in heart surgery. Not only did Bayer Pharmaceutical keep critical findings from the public, but it also seems that they might have been making illegal moves to ensure that the drug was used. These types of action are not the kind of actions that should be taken by one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world. No one in there right mind would want to pay $950 to get kidney failure, come on Bayer were smarter than that.
If you or a loved one has suffered from kidney failure and you have reason to believe that you were administered Trasylol during your recent heart surgery, contact super lawyers at Napoli Bern Ripka LLP. They have the experience and knowledge necessary to take you case to the next level and get you the settlement that you deserve, not what is offered. Don’t let yet another conglomerate take advantage of the public through unethical behavior and diminish your quality of life.