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Did A Family Member Die Or Suffer Kidney Failure During heart/Hip Replacement Surgery & Was Trasylol Involved?

(PRWEB) April 28, 2008 -- Americas Watchdog and its US Drug Watchdog have initiated a national investigation involving the drug called Trasylol. If a possible victim, or a family member of a possible Trasylol victim, has knowledge of severe side affects related to exposure to this drug, they should contact Americas Watchdog immediately at 866-714-6466. If a loved one died during open heart surgery, or hip replacement surgery Americas Watchdog & its US Drug Watchdog would like to hear from them. Their number is 866-714-6466. The US Drug Watchdog's web site is located at Http://USDrugWatchdog.Com

According to the network TV new program 60 Minutes, the use of Trasylol may be linked to over 20,000 U.S. deaths. According to the 60 Minutes report, "the drug maker withheld critical clinical information from the U.S. FDA. Had this information been available to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the drug could have been recalled." According to news accounts, "the drugs maker knew of issues with Trasylol as far back as 2002, yet they continued to allow the drug to be used in heart related surgical heart & hip replacement procedures". According to Americas Watchdog, "If true, this is an outrage that may have cost thousands and thousands of Americans their lives."

* Americas Watchdog & its US Drug Watchdog think that possible victims or loved ones of the drug called Trasylol need to know the truth. According to the group, "We will do our best to help every victim or family member of a victim discover what actually happened, and our group will also help the victim or the victims family get a legal assessment as to what their legal rights may be."

Here is what Americas Watchdog & its US Drug Watchdog have discovered so far about Trasylol:

* According to Americas Watchdog, Trasylol was given to patients undergoing heart procedures.

* According to Americas Watchdog, at one point Trasylol may have been given to as many as 1/3rd of all U.S. patients undergoing a surgical heart procedure.

* According to Americas Watchdog, Traslol has been linked to kidney failure and other severe side affects.

* According to Americas Watchdog, one dose of Trasylol may have cost $1000 or more, even though there were generic drugs available at $10 per dose with no reported side affects.

* According to Americas Watchdog, there is no way that physicians or hospitals could not have known about these risks from 2000- 2007.

* Trasylol was used in hip replacement surgery.

Question:

* Did a loved one die during or after open heart surgery? Was Trasylol involved?

* Did a loved one develop kidney failure after open heart surgery or hip replacement surgery? Was Trasylol involved?

Americas Watchdog and its US Drug Watchdog's web site is located at Http://USDrugWatchdog.Com . Individuals or family members of possible victims who were exposed to Trasylol should contact Americas Watchdog immediately at 866-714-6466. Medical professionals or physicians with specific information about Trasylol should contact Americas Watchdog's US Drug Watchdog immediately at 866-714-6466.

Americas Watchdog & its US Drug Watchdog is the premier advocacy group in the United States focused on drug company abuse. The group is all about consumer protection and corporate responsibility. The groups web site is located at Http://USDrugWatchdog.Com

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