Xarelto Lawsuits Progress as Court Approves New Documents for Plaintiff Filing

The lawsuits concerning the pharmaceutical drug Xarelto picked up steam this past week as documents allowing for coordinated pretrial proceedings were approved in the U.S. District Court in Eastern Louisiana and in Pennsylvania’s Court of Common Pleas. As this blog has noted in the past, plaintiffs have asserted that the blood thinning drug causes uncontrollable bleeding, and […]

Xarelto Patient Files Suit Against Several Drug Companies Claiming Negligence, Fraud

In previous blog posts, we have discussed claims that blood thinner Xarelto can cause allegedly unstoppable bleeding events, leading to patient injuries and deaths. Now, according to The Madison-St. Clair Record, yet another lawsuit has been filed against the makers of Xarelto. In the suit, a Rhode Island man is suing several companies for damages he attributes […]

FDA Approved Xarelto Despite Bleed-Out Risk

Generally, it is a good idea to have an antidote to any type of medication just in case a patient has an adverse reaction to it, because seemingly the last thing a healthcare provider would want is for something meant to help patients to end up harming them instead. Unfortunately, in the case of the perpetually […]

Did Drug Maker Hide Xarelto’s Side Effects?

Patients should not have to wonder whether the drugs the hospital gives them are going help save their lives or be the reason they don’t wake up the next day. For those who are given Xarelto (Rivaroxaban), such thoughts could cross their mind, seeing as the blood thinner has been making headlines for all the […]

Did Xarelto’s Makers Fail to Properly Warn Users of Bleeding Risks?

Another lawsuit has been filed concerning bleeding risks associated with blood thinner Xarelto, according to The Madison-St. Clair Record. A woman who claims that taking the drug has “created an inability for her blood to congeal in a timely manner” is bringing the suit, which has been filed against Janssen Research and Development and Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals, […]

Have You Experienced Excessive Bleeding While Taking Xarelto?

The blood thinner Xarelto (Rivaroxaban) is the latest in a long line of upstarts to try to challenge warfarin (Coumadin) as the dominate anticoagulant (blood thinner) on the market. Unfortunately, while Xarelto has made a name for itself of late, it is not for overtaking warfarin, but because of claims that bleeding issues relating to […]

Can Bextra Hurt Me?

We take medication to feel better, so it is especially devastating when it makes us or a loved one feel worse. Bextra (valdecoxib) is a drug purported to treat osteoarthritis, adult rheumatoid arthritis and menstrual-related pain. It is made by Pfizer, Inc. and was approved U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 2001. However, on April […]

Medical Insiders Still Coming Forward to Reveal Johnson & Johnson’s Negligence

According to ABC News, insiders and consultants for Johnson & Johnson from across the globe have recently come forward to reveal how corrupt the company’s actions were in regards to the defective hip implant DePuy ASR. Dr. Antoni Nargol, a consultant orthopedic surgeon at the University Hospital of North Tees in North England, is one of […]

Even More Cases of Patient Bleeding Found in Revised Pradaxa Study

According to Bloomberg News, a new analysis of a Pradaxa study funded by Boehringer Ingelheim found 22 serious bleeding events that were not included in their original report. Boehringer Ingelheim is facing more than 2,000 lawsuits involving the defective drug, a treatment used to prevent strokes in patients who suffer from atrial fibrillation, a heart-rhythm disorder. […]

Research Shows Pradaxa is the Most Complained About Drug in the US

According to ABC 7 Detroit, Pradaxa, a popular blood thinner, is the most complained about drug in the United States. Pradaxa is used to treat atrial fibrillation, a heart condition that significantly increases the risk of stroke. Research found more complaints were filed with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) about Pradaxa than any other […]