My father died from a heart attack after kidney dialysis at a Tennessee dialysis center. Can my family file a Tennessee pharmaceutical injury claim?

Patients with end-stage kidney disease have a high risk of heart problems when compared to the general population. However, the FDA recently warned that patients who undergo hemodialysis with the drugs GranuFlo Dry Acid Concentrate or Naturalyte Liquid Acid Concentrate may have an even greater risk of suffering a heart attack. If used incorrectly, these drugs can increase the risk of a heart attack by as much as 600 percent. If your father died after dialysis treatment with GranuFlo Dry Acid Concentrate or NaturaLyte Liquid Acid Concentrate, you may have a Tennessee GranuFlo injury claim.

GranuFlo and NaturaLyte used during hemodialysis to filter the blood and remove wastes. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recalled these drugs in March 2012. Fresenius, the maker of GranuFlo and NaturaLyte, found the drugs could have dangerous side effects if used incorrectly.

GranuFlo Dry Acid Concentrate and Naturalyte Liquid Acid Concentrate have been linked to the following medical conditions:

Hypotension (Low blood pressure)
Hypokalemia (Low blood potassium)
Hypoxemia (Low blood oxygen)
Hypercapnia (Increased carbon dioxide in the blood) (Hypercapnia)
Metabolic alkalosis (Increased carbonates in the blood)
Heart arrhythmia (Irregular heart beat)
Cardiac arrest (Heart suddenly stops beating)
Myocardial infarction (Heart attack)
Heart failure
Coma
Death
Drug companies have a legal duty to ensure that their products are safe and effective when used as intended. Fresenius learned about the potentially fatal effects of GranuFlo and NaturaLyte in 2011 after more than 4,000 dialysis patients suffered heart attacks in Fresenius-owned clinics. Instead of promptly alerting the FDA and the public, Fresenius sent an internal memo to its own doctors. In the meantime, hundreds of people suffered GranuFlo heart attacks.

If you lost a loved one because of a heart attack linked to GranuFlo or NaturaLyte, your family may be eligible file a GranuFlo wrongful death lawsuit. To learn more about Tennessee pharmaceutical injury lawsuits, contact the Memphis GranuFlo injury lawyers at Bailey & Greer at 888-470-9143

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