A Pradaxa lawyer can help you navigate the legal system to make a claim against the dangerous anticoagulant.

The FDA approved Pradaxa for use as an anticoagulant in October 2010. Often called a blood thinner, the medicine reduces the chances of a stroke by reducing blood clotting mechanisms.

Pradaxa maker Boehringer Ingelheim has touted Pradaxa as superior to warfarin (Coumadin) because the latter must be monitored through blood tests to assure a maintenance dose of the medication is achieved.

Pradaxa was billed as a “one does fits all” alternative to warfarin, but doctors and patients claim this is a false sense of security.

Pradaxa Lawyer Can Obtain Proper Clinical Testimony

A Pradaxa lawyer can make sure the medical intricacies of your case are conveyed correctly.

Pradaxa bleeding problems can affect the brain, the stomach, or be a result of a surgery or injury that bleeds out.

When a blood vessel wall is damaged, it can leak blood into surrounding tissues, creating a hematoma. Pradaxa bleeding problems can include intracerebral hemorrhage (brain bleeding) and hematoma expansion.

Hematomas in the brain are dangerous because the skull is enclosed and cannot expand like skin can. When a hematoma develops in the brain, pressure builds and impairs brain function.

Pradaxa works by blocking thrombin, a clotting protein. When this clotting protein is not working well, side effects include bruising, minor bleeding, indigestion and heartburn.

When too much of the clotting protein is halted from doing its job, gastrointestinal bleeding can occur.  Pradaxa contains tartaric acid, which is known to irritate the GI tract and could increase the risk of such bleeding in patients.

Pradaxa Lawyer Knows Drug’s History

Within a month of the drug’s release on the market, 260 patients had fatally bled out after taking Pradaxa. An additional 540 patients died in 2011 after taking it.

Boehringer Ingelheim finally warned in 2012 that Pradaxa bleeding was irreversible and that there was no reversal antidote available at that time, a claim that was not completely true.

The drug maker allegedly had developed an antidote even before Pradaxa was approved to be sold in the United States. Boehringer Ingelheim didn’t seek approval of Praxbind, the antidote/reversal agent, until February 2015. Praxbind finally was put on the market in the fall of 2015.

Universal Dose Does Not Fit All

Hiring a Pradaxa lawyer might be the only way to obtain compensation for hospitalizations, lost wages and other compensatory damages suffered as a result of taking the blood thinner.

Those hurt by Pradaxa allege Boehringer Ingelheim placed them in danger by using deceptive marketing techniques, failing to share the drug’s risks and failing to provide an antidote for uncontrollable bleeding events.

Pradaxa lawyers have overseen the following types of lawsuits,  among others:

• Reports of brain hemorrhage after switching to Pradaxa from warfarin;
• intestinal bleeding after only three weeks on Pradaxa;
• death from uncontrollable Pradaxa bleeding

If you or a loved one have taken Pradaxa and experienced Pradaxa bleeding problems, you could be eligible for compensation and could benefit from speaking with a Pradaxa lawyer.