The popular blood thinner Pradaxa has been linked with a number of extreme and even life-threatening bleeding side effects.
Many people who have suffered from Pradaxa side effects, such as severe gastrointestinal bleeding, have chosen to file Pradaxa lawsuits, alleging that the drug maker failed to adequately warn the public and the medical community about the potentially fatal side effects linked with Pradaxa.
Pradaxa Background
Pradaxa (also known as dabigatran, in its generic form) was first brought into the drug market by Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals in 2010.
Pradaxa was created to be a replacement for the traditional blood thinner, warfarin. Warfarin and Pradaxa both are used to treat atrial fibrillation by thinning the blood and preventing dangerous clotting.
Because of these dangers, blood thinners are generally thought of to be a life-saving treatment, but the recent rush of Pradaxa lawsuits suggests that the risk might be more than patients originally thought.
These risks affect a great number of people, since in just a few years since its approval and introduction to the market, millions of U.S. patients have switched to Pradaxa.
Pradaxa Bleeding Side Effects
Blood thinners like Pradaxa, also known as anticoagulants, often cause excessive or unusual bruising or bleeding. This is an expected side effect, and is due to the body being unable to properly form blood clots while the blood is thinner.
Most people who take Pradaxa do not suffer from severe bleeding side, but to others, the drug can have serious and lasting side effects.
Some of these Pradaxa side effects include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Heart attacks
- Liver failure
- Gastrointestinal bleeding
- Death
Uncontrollable or excessive bleeding is the most common of these side effects. Excessive bleeding can, in some cases, lead to brain hemorrhaging or even death.
Usually, when a person is suffering from internal bleeding, their body attempts to combat the effects by forming blood clots to slow the bleeding and allow for medical treatment. However, blood thinners such as Pradaxa can prevent these essential blood clots from forming, making it less likely for medical treatment to arrive in time.
Pradaxa and warfarin are both blood thinners, and so can both have these excessive bleeding side effects. However, warfarin has a major advantage that Pradaxa does not: the bleeding side effects of warfarin can be counteracted.
Warfarin has an antidote that a patient can be given to allow the blood to return to normal and clot, aiding in emergency medical treatment.
There are currently no available measures like the warfarin antidote to treat Pradaxa bleeding side effects. Therefore, such bleeding complications are much more dangerous and extreme for Pradaxa users.
Pradaxa Lawsuits
These serious Pradaxa bleeding side effects have caused many Pradaxa users to file lawsuits against Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals.
Pradaxa lawsuits, now in the thousands, allege that the drug’s manufacturer failed to adequately warn both the public and the medical community about their drug’s life-threatening bleeding side effects.
If you or someone you know has taken Pradaxa and has subsequently experienced any of the above symptoms, such as gastrointestinal bleeding or brain hemorrhaging, due to Pradaxa, you may have cause for filing a Pradaxa lawsuit.
In general, Pradaxa lawsuits are filed individually by each plaintiff and are not class actions.
Do YOU have a legal claim? Fill out the form on this page now for a free, immediate, and confidential case evaluation. The Pradaxa attorneys who work with Top Class Actions will contact you if you qualify to let you know if an individual lawsuit or Pradaxa class action lawsuit is best for you. Hurry — statutes of limitations may apply.
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