Xarelto Lawsuit Information

The blood-thinner Xarelto can cause uncontrolled bleeding, a dangerous side effect that can cause severe injuries and even death.

If you or a loved one suffered from internal bleeding or other side effects after taking the medication Xarelto, you might be eligible for a large cash settlement. Call right now to speak to one of our Xarelto Lawyers that will help evaluate your legal options for free.

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Why patients keep filing lawsuits agenst Xarelto

One of the most bothering inconveniences of taking old-generation blood thinners such as Warfarin was the necessity of adopting a weekly blood test routine. Together with the annoying dietary restrictions, and the constant dosage adjustment required, Warfarin therapy proved to be burdensome and downright annoying for many people. That was the same reason Xarelto became an incredibly successful product in such a short time. Xarelto’s biggest selling points were its unique one-size-fits-all dosage, as well as the freedom it left patients from enduring any monitoring routines and dietary restrictions.

The same characteristics that make Xarelto more appealing to patients make it also more dangerous to their health. However, many people just don’t know how dangerous Xarelto could be. Those who eventually knew the truth about it, in fact, were the unlucky ones who suffered the tremendous effects of the dreaded Xarelto uncontrolled bleeding. The scary truth about Xarelto side effects, in fact, hit like a truck many patients’ lives, forcing them to ask the help of a Xarelto lawsuit lawyer to file an injury lawsuit and ask for compensation. Over 3,000 Xarelto lawsuits have been filed against this medication in the last few months, showing how many people got injured by it.

Xarelto has a very low therapeutic index, meaning that its safe dosage is dangerously close to the one where this drug starts becoming toxic. Even a small shift in those biological activities that every day flush medications out of our systems may lead to a potentially harmful (or even lethal) overdose. For this same reason, Warfarin required constant monitoring in the first place, as blood testings were the primary instrument through which doctors kept their patients’ health checked. “Knowledge is power,” said Sir Francis Bacon, and by knowing whenever the drug dose reached a dangerous blood level in their bodies, people prevented Warfarin from harming and injuring them. Xarelto’s lack of monitoring instead, although it may seem more convenient, it’s also much more dangerous.

On the other hand, the infamous Xarelto “one-dosage-fits-all” model is another reason this medication can threaten the very life of many people. From a physiological point of view, a 110 pounds human being is very different from another one who weighs 200 lbs, so there’s no way that same dose could be ideal for them both. Similarly, a young woman’s kidneys can flush this drug at a much higher rate than an elderly one, so prescribing to both of them the same dosage could actually cause a lethal overdose on the latter one.

Wound Infection and Leakage

Xarelto bleeding events are probably the most publicized complications of this drug as they can cause a patient’s death. However, Xarelto is also linked to several other severe adverse reactions, including a higher occurrence of infections in surgical wounds after hip or knee replacements interventions. The risk for infection and wound leakage is ten-fold higher when a patient is taking Xarelto. This kind of complications often forces patients to get back to the operating room to receive additional surgery.

Xarelto is used to prevent blood clots from forming in the lower limbs after a hip or knee replacements surgery. However, there are many other equally effective options available for patients. Doctors can still prevent blood clots with other medications such as heparins or aspirin, or mechanically with compression stockings and physical rehabilitation.
The absence of a strong warning label about Xarelto complications prevents doctors from adequately understanding the real dangers associated with this drug. Plaintiffs are filing thousands of Xarelto lawsuits against Bayer and Johnson & Johnson not just to get their compensation, but to prevent other people to get harmed by Xarelto. The pharmaceutical companies only focused on the drug’s safety and benefits, and never thoroughly explained its risks, including the lack of a proper Xarelto antidote.