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Editor: Jamie Sheller
Profession: Trasylol Attorney

Category: Trasylol News

Aprotinin is the generic name for Trasylol. Aprotinin has been used in China as a post-surgery drug used to control bleeding. It is not manufactured by Bayer in China. Due to recent reports that Trasylol was recalled around the world, the Chinese government has banned the use of aprotinin.

"According to statistics from the National Center for ADR [Adverse Drug Reaction] Monitoring, aprotinin injections could cause adverse reactions including allergy, allergic shock, palpitation, choking, breathing with difficulty, shivering, fever, sickness and vomiting," the State Food and Drug Administration (SFDA) said in a statement posted on its website.

No adverse reactions have been reported in China.

Trasylol was recalled after a Canadian study showed that the risk of death was 50 percent higher than when similar drugs were used. Trasylol has been linked to kidney failure, heart attacks and strokes when used in conjunction with open heart surgery.