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Will Xarelto be Recalled from the Market Due to the Hemorrhage Risks?

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UPDATE: Following a $775 million global settlement announced in March 2019, Saiontz & Kirk, P.A. is no longer reviewing new Xarelto cases. This page is provided for informational purposes only.

Soon after it was introduced in November 2011, substantial concerns surfaced over the Xarelto hemorrhage risks, amid reports of severe and often fatal injuries associated with uncontrollable bleeds among users of the medication.

More than 20,000 complaints have been filed in state and federal courts throughout the country alleging that Bayer and Johnson & Johnson failed provide proper warnings for physicians or to fully investigate potential Xarelto antidotes, which may have allowed doctors to reverse the blood thinning effects of the medication if hemorrhaging developed.

Although many of the lawsuits have called for a Xarelto recall to be issued until a safe and effective reversal agent for the medication is proven to be safe and effective, it does not appear likely that the FDA will require the drug makers to remove Xarelto from the market.

It appears more likely that the U.S. regulatory agency may require stronger warnings instead of recalling Xarelto, with many calling for information about the hemorrhage risks to be placed in a “black box” warning, which is the strongest warning that can be placed on a prescription medication.

Informing potential users and the medical community about the current lack of an approved antidote for Xarelto and the importance of monitoring users during treatment to evaluate their risk of hemorrhages, may have prevented thousands of catastrophic injuries and deaths among Xarelto users.

Xarelto Antidote or Reversal Agent

It is also likely that Bayer and Johnson & Johnson will work hard to find an effective Xarelto reversal agent, or antidote that doctors can safely use to treat hemorrhages that occur among users of the medication.

Xarelto is part of a new class of anticoagulants, which have been promoted as superior alternatives to Coumadin, or warfarin, which has been the industry standard blood thinner for decades. Xarelto has been aggressively marketed as easier to use, because it does not require constant monitoring to ensure that users maintain the proper treatment.

While warfarin is considered harder, doctors do have an available reversal agent that can be used to reverse the blood thinning effects of the medication quickly, allowing blood to clot when problems develop.

If a similar reversal agent for Xarelto is identified and approved by the FDA, it would make the medication substantially safer. Many of the lawsuits over Xarelto currently being pursued not only allege that Johnson & Johnson and Bayer failed to adequately warn about the lack of a reversal agent, but also that they failed to fully investigate potential antidotes before marketing the drug.

Xarelto Recall Lawyers

The Xarelto lawyers at Saiontz & Kirk, P.A. are providing free consultations and claim evaluations to help determine if financial compensation may be available for individuals who have suffered severe injury or death as a result of:

  • Uncontrollable Hemorrhaging
  • Hemorrhagic Stroke
  • Wrongful Death

As a result of the drug makers’ decision to place their desire for profits before consumer safety, Xarelto settlement offers may eventually be available.

All cases are reviewed by our attorneys under a contingency fee agreement, which means that there are no out-of-pocket expenses to hire our law firm and we receive no attorney fees or expense reimbursements unless we are successful in obtaining a recovery in your Xarelto lawsuit.

UPDATE: Following a $775 million global settlement announced in March 2019, Saiontz & Kirk, P.A. is no longer reviewing new Xarelto cases. This page is provided for informational purposes only.
Austin Kirk

Last Updated October 10, 2017
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  • Lenny says:

    My mother saw the commercial about the lawsuit for xarelto, and decided to stop taking xarelto three days ago . I can not get her to understand she needs to be told by the doctor . Now if she stops ; will her risk for a stroke be greater?

    Posted on October 7, 2014 at 9:58 pm

  • David says:

    This is just more proof that the F.D.A. and other Federal Government Regulatory Boards have financial interests in which Medications are allowed to make it on to the Medical Market, and as usual their Officers take Kick-Backs as the Medications begin to bring in revenue. The American Public are truly the F.D.A.’s Guinea Pig, and even when a Drug has proven itself to be extremely Dangerous they refuse to recall it. More proof of their financial interests…

    Posted on February 2, 2015 at 1:56 pm

  • patricia says:

    My loving mother In Law was taking Xarelto for months and she started having internal issues plus numerous nose bleeds,she passed away in september 2017 unexpectedly our family is devistated and angry her case is under investigation we hope there will be some kind of explanation soon we wish she was never put on this medication in the first place we lost a caring, loving, mother and sister, grandmother way to soon but of course the FDA could care less its not there loved one that suffered and died from this awful drug its all about the damn almighty dollar not the consumers that make the drug makers richer what do they care its not there beloved mother who died its ours this drug should be recalled and all who have suffered in one way or another should be awarded some kind of compensation.

    Posted on January 18, 2018 at 5:27 pm

  • Mrs Leonora says:

    Hello,
    I also was on Xarelto for quite awhile..I noticed I was getting more tired and bleeding easily..just from a bump or small scratch.. I ended up in the hospital (emergency) with anemia and Iron deficiency. 2 emergency room Doctors after reviling me advised me to immediately stop taking Xarelto I feel this hurt me seems like it gradually wore me down. If a law suite I hope I am contacted so this doesn’t hurt other people and if that bad take it off the market. I like my cardiologist. But it was a nightmare I was in the hospital for 4 days.Oaklawn In Marshall, Michigan. end of September 2019.

    Posted on March 14, 2020 at 8:25 pm

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