UPDATES AND INFORMATION
PRADAXA® SURPASSES ALL OTHER DRUGS IN ADVERSE EVENT REPORTS MADE LAST YEAR
More reports were made against the controversial new blood-thinner, Pradaxa®, than any other drug on the market last year. And according to the Institute for Safe Medicine Practices (ISMP), Pradaxa® also topped the list for reports of deaths, hemorrhage, acute renal failure, and stroke. Pradaxa® was released as an alternative to the more common Warfarin/Coumadin. However, unlike Warfarin, Pradaxa® does not currently have an antidote in the event of excessive bleeding. The FDA launched a review of Pradaxa® last December based on bleeding-related side effects, while regulators in Europe and Japan have encouraged stronger warnings. The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has more recently asked for more information regarding specific uses of Pradaxa® and how to manage patients using the drug.
Posted June 11, 2012
By Amber Stanford
The Nations Law Firm
MOTION TO CREATE PRADAXA® MDL FILED
A motion was filed late last night in the product liability case involving Pradaxa.
The petition seeks transfer of nearly a dozen pending cases, and all future claims, to a centralized docket in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois. If granted, this will coordinate all federal cases involving this drug.
Pradaxa® is prescribed to prevent the formation of blood clots reducing the risk of strokes. However, it has been linked to serious and sometimes fatal bleeding.
The Nations Law Firm is handling Pradaxa® cases. If you or someone you know has suffered a serious bleeding event after using Pradaxa® contact us for a free evaluation by one of our Pradaxa attorneys.
Posted May 31, 2012
By Shelley Blas
The Nations Law Firm
FORMER NATIONAL TRIAL LAWYERS PRESIDENT HOWARD NATIONS LEADS LAWSUIT AGAINST MAKERS OF PRADAXA®
(Houston, TX) Houston, Texas attorney Howard Nations, the immediate past president of The National Trial Lawyers, is taking on the manufacturer of Pradaxa®, a blood thinning drug which the FDA is investigating for possibly causing serious, possibly fatal bleeding. Doctors prescribe Pradaxa to help reduce strokes and prevent blood clots in patients diagnosed with atrial fibrillation (AFib), sometimes referred to as an irregular heartbeat. Nations says the drug has been linked to bleeding so severe that it can sometimes cause death and may cause heart attacks. Pradaxa® is manufactured by Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co. KG of Germany.
The Food and Drug Administration issued a safety alert regarding Pradaxa® in December, 2011. The FDA is conducting a safety review of reports of serious bleeding related to taking Pradaxa®. Health agencies in Europe, Japan and New Zealand have also reported cases of severe and sometimes fatal bleeding that may have been caused by Pradaxa. The drug was introduced as an alternative to Warfarin, a commonly-used anti-coagulant. However unlike Warfarin, severe bleeding caused by Pradaxa® cannot be stopped by injections of vitamin K. Nations says there is no antidote for bleeding caused by Pradaxa®. More than two million Americans have atrial fibrillation, which makes them prone to blood clots which can cause strokes.
Howard Nations has represented clients in all 50 states in Mass Tort pharmaceutical actions, and is available to comment on Pradaxa® and its side effects. He has served as president of The National Trial Lawyers, The Texas Trial Lawyers Association, The Southern Trial Lawyers Association, the Belli Society and the Aletheia Institute, as well as serving on the executive committee of the American Association for Justice (AAJ). His practice is based in Houston, Texas.
The National Trial Lawyers is an invitation-only organization made up of America’s premier trial lawyers. Membership is extended only to civil plaintiff or criminal defense attorneys who have superior leadership, reputation, influence and stature in the legal community. For more information or to schedule an interview with Mr. Nations, contact Andrew Findley at 866-665-2852 or Adair Baine-McDonald at 334-699-8800. The National Trial Lawyers website is http://www.thenationaltriallawyers.org/
Posted April 14, 2012
By Andrea Schmauss
The Nations Law Firm