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Editor: Jamie Sheller
Profession: Trasylol Attorney

Category: About Trasylol

The antibleeding drug Trasylol has been in the news recently and that may have many asking just what it is. Trasylol is manufactured by Bayer and has been used in countless heart surgeries around the world. It is a drug derived from bovine lung tissue. It is also known as Aprotinin.

Last week Trasylol was recalled by the manufacturer Bayer AG because a Canadian study showed that there was an increased risk of death from using the drug. The FDA asked that the drug be recalled due to the increased risk of kidney damage, heart attack and stroke. The risk of taking the drug outweighs the benefit.

In 2006, he added, the FDA limited the use of Trasylol and strengthened its warnings. Subsequently, he said, studies found that Trasylol increased the risk of in-hospital death among patients undergoing cardiac bypass surgery. In addition, Dal Pan said, two studies this year found that the drug increased the long-term mortality of patients who had undergone bypass surgery.

The suspension follows news last month that a major Canadian trial of the drug was terminated because of an increase in deaths for cardiac surgery patients using it.

Bayer has commented that it believes the drug is safe when used according to the labeling. The FDA is going to look into all studies done on Trasylol in order to decide the safest course of action for the drug.