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Americas Watchdog Would Like to Talk with People who were Given Trasylol During Open Heart Surgery or Hip Replacement Surgery or Their Family Members

(PRWEB) April 22, 2008 -- Americas Watchdog has launched a national investigation involving the medication called Trasylol. Trasylol was given up to one third of all US patients undergoing open heart surgery and tens of thousands of US citizens undergoing hip replacement surgery. According to the national TV news program 60 Minutes, Trasylol may have been a contributing factor in the deaths of 22,000 Americans or more. According to 60 minutes, "the drug manufacturer may have known about the side affects of kidney failure or death long before it was pulled from US pharmacies or hospitals".

Americas Watchdog wants to talk to every US surgical patient who was given a hip replacement or went through a open heart procedure that may have involved Trasylol, from 2000 to 2006. Alleged side affects from Trasylol exposure include:

* Death

* Kidney Failure

* Other side affects.

In order to facilitate victims or their loved ones, Americas Watchdog has set up a 24/7 national toll free number for anyone wishing to learn more about the investigation. The national toll free number is 866-714-6466.

According to Americas Watchdog, "What is most despicable about this drugs use is the fact that a single dose of Trasylol may have cost over $1000, yet there were much lower priced generics available at around $7.00."

According to 60 Minutes, the $7.00 generics came with no side affects. "We are suggesting that physicians demanded that patients be given Trasylol to the unsuspecting patients because the doctors and the drug company had a sweet heart arrangement, also known as a consulting agreement. Consulting agreements in the pharmaceutical industry are little more than pay offs, designed to compensate the physician for prescribing very expensive drugs. If this is all true, we may be talking about corporate mass murder at $1000 a dose," says Americas Watchdog. There could be a significant reward for hospital insiders with very specific information.

If an ethical employee of a hospital or a nurse has information about Trasylol being used on open heart surgeries or hip replacement surgeries they should contact Americas Watchdog immediately at 866-714-6466. If an employee of a health insurance company or an HMO has data about Trasylol being used in any surgical procedure, they should call Americas Watchdog immediately at 866-714-6466. According to Americas Watchdog, "Hospitals had to look the other way on Trasylol use in order to keep admissions up and admitting doctors happy, and according to 60 Minutes people died because of it."

Americas Watchdog is inviting any US citizen who lost a loved one, or a loved one suffered kidney failure from 2000 to 2006, during, or as a result heart or hip surgery, to call the group. Americas watchdog's toll free number is 866-714-6466. Americas Watchdog went onto say, "We intend to end pharmaceutical company/doctor consulting arrangements, when we have proof of wrong doing, we will go right to the US Justice Department, The National News Media, and the public. The drug companies might currently own the US Congress, but its an election year and we think things in health care are about to change. The party's over."

Americas Watchdog is all about consumer, medical patient and taxpayer protection along with corporate responsibility. The groups web site is located at http://AmericasWatchdog.com.

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