Rivaroxaban, or as sold under the brand name Xarelto, is a prescription medication given to adults to treat blood coagulation. Xarelto is categorized as the class of medications called factor Xa inhibitors. It was approved by FDA in 2011 for the treatment of deep vein thrombosis (DVT). It is also given to patients to avoid pulmonary embolism (PE) undergoing knee or hip replacement.
Unfortunately, this otherwise widely popular drug saw a huge drawback when there were hundreds of reports against its adverse side effects.
The common side effects of Xarelto include:
- unusual swelling or pain
- prolonged bleeding from injuries or cuts
- unfamiliar bruising on different parts of the body
- heavy and prolonged menstrual flow
- frequent and persistent nose bleeding
- blood vomiting
- dark urine
Xarelto is labeled with one of the strongest warnings from the FDA for causing dangerous spinal bleeds, medically termed as epidural or spinal hematomas. A 2012 study showed that patients taking Xarelto post surgeries were more prone to a follow check-up to treat wounds that refuse to heal. The pharmaceutical giants have continuously misrepresented the medication as a safe and effective drug. The companies did not reveal there is no known antidote of the drug which makes it very serious when there is uncontrollable bleeding. The drug can cause serious blood clot around the spinal cord or brain when you need to go take spinal anesthesia (epidural).
Victims of these serious side effects of Xarelto have pointed out the following reasons for their lawsuits:
- it is an unreasonably dangerous drug with a major faulty features
- Janssen and Bayer failed to inform about the scope for uncontrolled bleeding
- the manufacturer did not properly give a trial for the medication
- it was released despite a low quality
- Janssen and Bayer concealed the evidences of the serious health risks from both the government and public
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