Our Xarelto lawyers know all too well that Big Pharma hides important data from the public to protect their most profitable drugs. There are thousands of death and injury claims against Xarelto federal court, where a legal briefing was just filed accusing the manufacturers of misleading editors of one of the world’s most respected medical …
New Blood Thinners’ Benefits Doubted
Eliquis is one of four new anticoagulant, or blood thinning, drugs on U.S. markets. These drugs (Xarelto, Pradaxa, and Savaysa) are marketed as replacements to warfarin. Warfarin has been the first line treatment for blood thinning since the 1960s. Our team of Pradaxa and Xarelto lawyers examines these new anticoagulants and the false claims their manufacturers are making. Pradaxa …
Antidote Discovered for Blood Thinner Xarelto
Popular blood-thinning drug Xarelto is prescribed to patients to prevent blood clots and prevent strokes. Most patients do not know that Xarelto may also cause irreversible internal bleeding, often resulting in extended hospitalizations and death. Xarelto lawyers at Pintas & Mullins Law Firm are currently accepting cases of serious bleeding events from Xarelto use. Xarelto is a …
New Evidence Further Discredits Pradaxa
The controversy over the popular blood-thinning drug Pradaxa is reaching new heights after a slew of negative articles and editorials. The highly-esteemed British Medical Journal (BMJ) recently published reports criticizing the data used to support the safety and efficacy of the drug, along with the suspect behavior of those who were apart of the approval process.Pradaxa attorneys at …
Pradaxa Lawsuits Settle for $650 Million
Our team of dangerous drug lawyers confirm that patients seriously injured by the blood-thinning drug Pradaxa recently got a dose of good news: Pradaxa manufacturer Boehringer Ingelheim just agreed to end most of the injury cases in a $650 million settlement. The popular blood thinner is associated with at least 500 patient deaths. Boehringer was scheduled to …
Urgent Recall for Patients on Blood Thinners
Our team of product recall lawyers announce that a Class I recall was recently initiated for Alere PT/INR Professional Test Strips, which are used to monitor anticoagulant drugs status at home. Patients taking oral anticoagulant drugs like warfarim, Coumadin, Pradaxa or heparin, should check their brand of PT/INR test strips immediately. Three patients have died due to …
Over 2,000 Pradaxa Lawsuits Filed
More than 2,000 plaintiffs are now part of the Pradaxa multidistrict litigation (MDL) that formed just over a year ago. Plaintiffs in this MDL claim that Pradaxa’s manufacturer, Boehringer Inhelheim International, misled patients about the true risks of severe bleeding and other injuries related to the drug. Our team of Pradaxa attorneys will continue to update readers …
FDA Reassesses Pradaxa among Safety Concerns
Since its introduction in 2008, the blood-thinning drug Pradaxa has garnered a lot of attention surrounding its safety. In light of these concerns, the FDA recently announced it will soon perform a large-scale analysis of the drug and how it compares to its rival, warfarin. Pradaxa attorneys at Pintas & Mullins Law Firm anxiously await this overdue …
Pradaxa Lawsuits Continue to Move Forward
Pradaxa lawyers at Pintas & Mullins Law Firm report that the pharmaceutical litigation is moving forward in the U.S. District Court of Southern Illinois. To date, more than 170 lawsuits have been filed against Pradaxa manufacturer Boehringer Inhelheim. Pradaxa is a blood-thinning anti-stroke drug which eclipsed over $1 billion in sales in 2011. Many experts are projecting the …