

Pradaxa also lowered the risk of hemorrhagic stroke by 74%. In the RE-LY trial, when Pradaxa was taken twice daily (150mg) proved superior to warfarin for reducing stroke/peripheral embolic events by 34%. But, we can compare their studies over warfarin. There isn’t an efficacy study comparing Xarelto and Pradaxa. But, no one was told that these drugs could cause their death. All these aspects told to a patent seem to be good things. In addition, they no longer need to commit to dietary and lifestyle changes. Plus, these blood thinners don’t require as frequent monitoring and regular blood tests like their predecessor. Manufacturers designed these drugs to prevent the risks of warfarin such as brain hemorrhages and other bleeding events. Both are part of a new wave of blood thinners. District Judge Eldon Fallon in the Eastern District of Louisiana.Įach of the claims raise similar allegations that users and the medical community were not adequately warned about the risk of uncontrollable bleeding on Xarelto.įollowing a handful of early bellwether trials, which were held before Judge Fallon to help gauge how juries may respond to certain evidence and testimony that is likely to be repeated throughout the litigation, no progress has been made in negotiating Xarelto settlements or another resolution for the claims.Warfarin was a doctor’s prescription choice of blood thinner for 60 years. Currently, there are about 20,000 Xarelto lawsuits pending as part of a federal multidistrict litigation (MDL), which is centralized before U.S. Incidents of unstoppable bleeding have resulted in injury and death for patients using the new drugs. In addition, a 2016 study showing positive results for AndexXa (andexanet alfa) has come under scrutiny by doctors, who say that the study’s researchers may have been overstating its benefits.

Unlike warfarin, which can be quickly reversed with a known antidote, no approved reversal agent for Xarelto had been available since the drug was introduced in 2011, until the development of Andexxa.įDA officials have been cautious about the reversal agent, which may be used by millions of patients, and called for more evidence that it is safe and effective. However, the two drugs have been linked to thousands of reports involving severe and fatal injuries, when users experienced bleeding that doctors were unable to stop or reverse. Xarelto and Eliquis were introduced as a new-generation replacements for warfarin, as a preventative treatment for strokes and other problems associated with atrial fibrillation. Portolo indicates that there has been an increase of hospital admissions and deaths linked to Xarelto and Eliquis bleeding events, noting that in 2017, there were about 140,000 hospital admissions linked to the use of Factor Xa blood thinners. who could benefit from the potential life-saving impact of Andexxa.” “We are pleased to now be able to stock hospitals nationwide and serve all patients in the U.S. “It is clear from the response to the Andexxa Early Supply Program that there is significant need for a specific reversal agent that can address life-threatening bleeding associated with the use of the Factor Xa inhibitors apixaban and rivaroxaban,” Scott Garland, Portola’s president and chief executive officer, said in the press release.
