If you are taking Pradaxa, you need to be listening to the Ed show. The drug is a killer.

[mfcorey1]

[ananda]

1. What is Pradaxa for?

nt

[FarCenter]

2. WHAT IS PRADAXA?

Pradaxa® (dabigatran etexilate mesylate) capsules is a prescription blood-thinning medicine used to reduce the risk of stroke and blood clots in people with atrial fibrillation not caused by a heart valve problem.

https://www.pradaxa.com/

[mfcorey1]

3. A blood thinner. His guest talked about how the drug was rushed through

the FDA with help of congressmen. The six month study was inadequate and has resulted in over 400 people dying from the use of it. It was pointed out that there was already a very reliable blood thinner being used by doctors. The point of this was to force the reliable one to a seldom used status and to insert what became a dangerous drug. Damn shame!

[ErikJ]

4. And 19 of 20 FDA investigators had conflict of interest

who had high-paying jobs waiting for them in pharma. Tried to find an article about this. Cant find one.

[mfcorey1]

6. I found many on the dangers of the drug but nothing on the info from the interview. Papantonio's

web blog might post i later.

[goclark]

5. K and R

[Rainngirl]

7. I am on Pradaxa

and I can't even describe the level of fear I feel now. And fear makes atrial fibrillation worse. I already hate republicans and the assholes who push these new drugs through because they get paid to, but now I am LIVID!!! The whole point to getting on Pradaxa was so I wouldn't have to have the constant blood tests to check the level of Coumadin, which is hard to get the level right.
There has to be a special place in hell for these bastards to burn. All the deaths caused by this drug will be on their vile, greedy heads. I just hope I'm not one of them.

[mfcorey1]

10. Just check with your doctor and see what her says about what was reported. Be safe.

[RebelOne]

8. There have been many ads by attorneys

on TV advising people who took Pradaxa to contact them to file law suits.

[Rainngirl]

9. I don't

think I can sue them unless I were to bleed or die--in which case my sister would have to sue them.

[msanthrope]

11. Don't count yourself out of a tort class!!! These are class actions, and you shouldn't

assume you cannot recover.

[Rainngirl]

12. Thanks.

I've sent an email to Mike Papantonio to ask him for advice. Whether I'll actually hear back, who knows. I'd love to know the sources of the information he was talking about on the show that I could show to my doctor. I'm just hoping to not be patronized by my doctor and patted on the head and sent on my way to figure out what to do next by myself.

[lunasun]

13. you should research yourself -doctor has little time and relies on pharm reps

for info often which they underplay risks to doctors and play up benefits only
find websites or blogs regarding Pt's. who were injured
ask a patient dot com may have info re reactions

you may not pay anymore than your old drug due to insur plan, but I bet this new drug is more costly/ expensive than the old one and if new then cant be generic yet