New York, New York (PRWEB) October 03, 2014
Xarelto lawsuits (http://www.xareltolawsuitcenter.com) alleging the blood thinner caused some patients to suffer uncontrollable internal bleeding and other life-threatening complications continue to mount in U.S courts, Bernstein Liebhard LLP reports. According to a new complaint filed on September 26th in the U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois, a woman from that state claims that Xarelto caused her husband to suffer internal bleeding and a bilateral pulmonary embolism that resulted in his death. Among other things, the lawsuit asserts that the complications experienced by the Plaintiff’s husband could have been avoided had the manufacturers of Xarelto not withheld critical safety information from consumers and the medical community. (Case 3:14-cv-01042-DRH-PMF)
“Our Firm is monitoring this litigation closely, as we have received inquiries from several individuals who claim to have experienced similar complications while using Xarelto,” says Bernstein Liebhard LLP, a nationwide law firm representing victims of defective drugs and medical devices. The Firm is currently offering Xarelto case reviews to people who allegedly suffered serious injuries from the blood thinner, including uncontrollable bleeding, strokes, deep vein thrombosis or pulmonary embolism.
Xarelto Complications
Xarelto, which is jointly marketed by Bayer and Johnson & Johnson, belongs to a new class of anticoagulants known as direct thrombin inhibitors. Like any blood thinner, the medication can sometimes cause patients to experience internal hemorrhaging. However, no antidote has yet been approved to reverse Xarelto bleeding. *
In recent months, a growing body of research has called the safety of Xarelto into question. For example, a report published in May by the Institute of Safe Medicine Practices revealed that the U.S. Food & Drug Administration had received a total of 680 Xarelto adverse event reports in the first quarter of 2013. For the first time, reports of complications associated with the medication outpaced those associated with Pradaxa, another blood thinner in the same class, according to the ISMP.**
In August, a study published in the Journal of Neurosurgery found that internal bleeding associated with Xarelto is more difficult to stop when compared to some other blood thinners.***
Individuals who were allegedly harmed by Xarelto may be entitled to compensation for medical bills, lost wages, pain and suffering, and more. To learn more about filing a Xarelto lawsuit, please visit Bernstein Liebhard LLPs website, or call 800-511-5092 to schedule a free, no obligation case review.
*fda.gov/downloads/Drugs/DrugSafety/UCM280333.pdf, FDA, March 2014
**ismp.org/quarterwatch/pdfs/2013Q1.pdf, Institute for Safe Medication Practices, May 7, 2014.
***thejns.org/doi/pdf/10.3171/2014.8.paradigm, The Journal of Neurosurgery, August 1, 2014
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