Are you looking for help from a Florida Xarelto lawyer? If you are a resident of Florida who has experienced an injury after you took the anticoagulant drug Xarelto, you are not alone. An Xa inhibitor, Xarelto is made to block thrombin, a chemical in the brain that causes blood clots. Xarelto is designed to break down the blood to prevent these clots, as well as deep vein thrombosis (DVT). Both of these are two of the primary side effects someone may experience after a knee or hip replacement surgery. Xarelto is also prescribed to treat patients who have pulmonary embolism (a blockage in the lung) and atrial fibrillation.
However, many people are now experiencing adverse effects after taking Xarelto and people are filing Florida Xarelto lawsuits and in other parts of the nation. Some of these side effects include but are not limited to:
- pulmonary embolism
- deep vein thrombosis
- cerebrovascular incidents
- hematoma
- gastrointestinal hemorrhage and hemorrhage
- brain hemorrhaging
- dyspnea
- hemoglobin
- edema
- death
XARELTO SIDE EFFECTS IN FLORIDA
Of the all the side effects that have been reported, the most common were pulmonary embolism and deep vein thrombosis (DVT). Deep vein thrombosis is a condition in which the blood clots loosen up and can travel through the blood and become stuck in smaller areas and veins, as well as the heart, or lungs (known as pulmonary embolism). Serious organ damage is likely to occur when the bloodstream is blocked, even possible death. The drug has recently been also linked to cause uncontrollable bleeding, due to the fact the blood is being prevented from clotting if an injury were to occur.
There were several studies the FDA reported in 2013, stating they had been analyzing the adverse events that were occurring when someone took Xarelo. The report states that at least 2,100 adverse events happened after a patient took Xarelto. At least 1,800 of these cases the patients had said Xarelto was the primary cause.
With over 19.8 million people in the state of Florida, and 4 million prescriptions of Xarelto being prescribed a year, the number of bleeding events being caused by Xarelto continues to increase as the drug continues to be prescribed.
The 5 largest cities in Florida are:
- Jacksonville – 821,784
- Miami – 399,508
- Tampa – 355,715
- St. Petersburg – 245,193
- Orlando – 238,834
It is estimated the total number of bleeding injuries and deaths that have been linked to Xarelto are:
- Jacksonville – 498
- Miami – 242
- Tampa – 216
- St. Petersburg – 149
- Orlando – 145
If you or a family member took Xarelto and are now experiencing serious injury or pain, get the legal help you need today and contact us.
Contact us today if you have suffered a bleeding event while being hospitalized at any of these hospitals in Florida:
- Florida Hospital Orlando
- UF Health Shands Hospital
- Tampa General Hospital
- Mayo Clinic
- Orlando Regional Medical Center
- Baptist Hospital of Miami
- Holy Cross Hospital
- Sarasota Memorial Hospital
- Cleveland Clinic Florida
- Naples Community Hospital
- Venice Regional Medical Center
- Boca Raton Regional Hospital
- Indian River Medical Center
- Mount Sinai Medical Center
- UF Health Jacksonville
- Bay Medical Center
- Broward Health Medical Center
- Halifax Health
- Holmes Regional Medical Center
- Sacred Heart Hospital of Pensacola
- St. Vincent’s Medical Center
- Florida Hospital Memorial Medical Center
- Baptist Hospital
- Homestead Hospital
- Atlantic Shores Hospital
- Baptist Medical Center
- Bayfront Medical Center
- Bay Pines Veterans Affairs Medical Center
- Bethesda Memorial Hospital
- Brandon Regional Hospital
- Central Florida Regional Hospital
- Charlotte Regional Medical Center
- Coral Gables Hospital
- Delray Medical Center
- West Florida Hospital
- Westside Regional Medical Center
- University Community Hospital
- University Hospital
- University of Miami Hospital
- West Kendall Baptist Hospital
Contact us today and get a free Xarelto lawsuit consultation. There is no fee to have us review your case and our attorneys charge nothing unless they recover money for you!