Trasylol, also known as Aprotinin, was a drug that was used during surgeries to reduce bleeding, most commonly during open heart and liver surgeries. By slowing the process of blood clot breakdown, Trasylol had an intended use of providing relief on organs that were damaged by loss of blood and low blood pressure. Trasylol was completely withdrawn from medical use in 2008 after it had been proven that the drug, alone and when mixed with other drugs, increased the patient’s chance of death during serious procedures like coronary bypass surgery or liver transplants.

When in use, Trasylol was associated with a great deal of side effects and allergies among patients being administered the drug for the first time, as well as patients who had previously received the drug. Patients were likely to experience fatal allergic reactions if they were already using a variety of other prescription medicine, but also if they had received treatments using Trasylol during surgery within 12 months of each other. In 2005 and 2006, a study showed that Trasylol administered to patients put them at risk of suffering from a stroke or cardiac arrest during surgery. In some instances, the drug that is supposed to help with the body’s recovery from severe low blood pressure actually caused it to fatally lower in patients.

Other allergic reactions include itching, rashes, hives, swollen facial features, chest tightness, loss of consciousness, and eventual lack of breathing. While Trasylol is currently only used in research procedures to possibly eliminate the occurrence of fatality, patients who used the drug during surgeries over the past few years should have consulted with their physicians if they were pregnant or planning to have a child; using any additional prescription or over-the-counter medicine, herbal or dietary supplements; had any pre-existing allergies to food or medicines; knew of or had a history of kidney problems; or if they had already experienced a hearty surgery procedure before.

Basic complications and side effects caused by Trasylol were nausea, drowsiness, vomiting, constipation, urinary pain and difficulty, dizziness, and infection. Women who were pregnant or actively breast feeding at the time that they used Trasylol, should have consulted with their physicians to ensure that the drug would have no effect on their unborn child or the health of their breast-feeding child. If you believe that you or someone you love has been harmed by taking Trasylol, Lerner & Rowe, P.C., can help.

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