| Subject: | FDA Announces Marketing Suspension for Trasylol |
| Category: | Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
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| Published: | Mon, 5 Nov 2007 - 04:00 pm |
| The FDA has announced that, at the agency's request, Bayer Pharmaceuticals Corp. has agreed to a marketing suspension of Trasylol (aprotinin injection), a drug used to control bleeding during heart surgery, pending detailed review of preliminary results from a Canadian study that suggested an increased risk for death. The FDA requested the suspension in the interest of patient safety based on the serious nature of the outcomes suggested in the preliminary data. The FDA has not yet received... The full article is available to StayAlert subscribers. Click here for a free trial subscription. |
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