Eliquis Lawsuit

Eliquis is part of a new-generation of oral anticoagulants. However, side effects of Eliquis have been linked to reports of severe and uncontrollable bleeding due to the lack of an effective reversal agent at the time the medication was introduced.

STATUS OF ELIQUIS BLEEDING LAWSUITS: Product liability lawyers are reviewing whether former users who have experienced hemorrhages, gastrointestinal bleeding, strokes or wrongful death may be entitled to financial compensation through an Eliquis lawsuit.

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MANUFACTURER: Bristol Myers-Squibb

OVERVIEW: Eliquis (apixaban) was introduced in 2012 as the third member of a new class of anticoagulants used to reduce the risk of blood clots and strokes, particularly among patients with atrial fibrillation.

Known as a “direct thrombin inhibitor” or “Factor Xa inhibitor,” Eliquis was designed to compete with Boehringer Ingelheim’s Pradaxa, as well as Bayer and Johnson & Johnson’s Xarelto. All three drugs were released in an effort to replace the blood thinner warfarin, also known as Coumadin, which has dominated the atrial fibrillation blood thinner market for several decades.

Unlike warfarin, the three new drugs, Eliquis, Pradaxa, and Xarelto, lacked a reversal agent that can quickly counteract their blood thinning effects when they were first released. This has led to a number of reports of uncontrollable bleeding events resulting in severe injury or death.

A reversal agent for Pradaxa, Praxbind, became available in March 2016, however, the FDA rejected approval of a reversal agent for Eliquis and Xarelto in September 2016 until they can answer a number of the agency’s concerns.

A February 2017 study linked Eliquis side effects to a higher risk of strokes and embolism when compared to other blood thinners.

FIND OUT IF YOU MAY QUALIFY FOR A ELIQUIS LAWSUIT: As a result of the drug makers’ failure to adequately warn about the risks associated with their medication, Eliquis injury lawyers are evaluating whether users may be entitled to compensation through a product liability lawsuit.

Cases allege that Bristol Myers-Squibb withheld important safety information about the bleeding risk and the lack of an effective reversal agent. In addition, claims indicate that risk of injury outweighs any potential benefit provided by Eliquis, making the drug unreasonably dangerous and defective as it was originally formulated.

To request a free consultation and claim evaluation to determine whether you, a friend or family member may be entitled to financial compensation through a lawsuit, submit information for review by an Eliquis injury lawyer.

17 Comments

  • CathySeptember 28, 2023 at 2:57 pm

    I was admitted to the hospital for afib. The hospital placed me on eliquis for my afib. Some months later I had unbearable severe acute abdominal pain. I was balled up in bed with severe pain for days with dark tarry stools. I lost alot of weight. I was very weak fatigued had shortness of breath. I was taken to the ER and had to be admitted to the hospital for acute GI bleeding, hemoglobin of 4.6.[Show More]I was admitted to the hospital for afib. The hospital placed me on eliquis for my afib. Some months later I had unbearable severe acute abdominal pain. I was balled up in bed with severe pain for days with dark tarry stools. I lost alot of weight. I was very weak fatigued had shortness of breath. I was taken to the ER and had to be admitted to the hospital for acute GI bleeding, hemoglobin of 4.6. I had to have blood transfusions multiple tests. The doctors told me do not take any more eliquis. Here it is 5 years later I'm still having to get blood and iron transfusions can't walk without assistance I'm on home oxygen. I feel like I'm not going to wake up from my sleep. The nurses and my family be abruptly waking me up from my sleep they fear I'm in a dangerous deep sleep.

  • GaryApril 6, 2023 at 7:18 pm

    I have Afib and was put on Eliquis to prevent a stroke. I also have prostate cancer. I am no longer taking eliquis as it was causing me to pass blood and large blood clots when I was urinating. It got so bad that I was seeing an Urologist for this problem and ended up in the hospital on two separate occasions. While in the hospital they had to flush my bladder for several days until the clots and[Show More]I have Afib and was put on Eliquis to prevent a stroke. I also have prostate cancer. I am no longer taking eliquis as it was causing me to pass blood and large blood clots when I was urinating. It got so bad that I was seeing an Urologist for this problem and ended up in the hospital on two separate occasions. While in the hospital they had to flush my bladder for several days until the clots and bleeding subsided. On the second stay I had to have a blood transfusion as my red blood count was low. Being in the hospital is where they found that Eliquis was what was causing the bleeding and was taken off the medication. I no longer am passing blood. Hospital stays are very expensive and disheartening.

  • AllenAugust 30, 2022 at 10:20 am

    I almost died from blood loss while taking the drug. eliquis. I

  • CarolJuly 24, 2022 at 10:44 pm

    My husband was in the hospital and they said he had A-Fib. He was put on Eliques. He started to have internal bleeding He was back and forth to the hospital getting blood transfusions .This started in Oct of 2019. Kidneys started to fail. Dialysis was next at least 3 times a week December he was in ICU. He died January 14. I was told he isn't dying it just takes time because of his age.

  • DonnaJuly 5, 2022 at 8:43 pm

    My uncle was taking eliquis for about 2 months. My Aunt tried to wake him one morning, he was unresponsive. The doctor said he had 2 brain bleeds. It took a good 3 weeks before the doctors finally got him to wake. He couldn't talk, just cried, because he didn't know what happened. About 3 weeks after that, he passed away. My Aunt and myself totally believe eliquis killed him.

  • CharlesMarch 2, 2022 at 1:28 am

    I am currently on Eliquis and I experience regular bleeding episodes, I am hoping to be directed to an attorney to take my case, it's so bad I have to have bed pads all over the house, seriously I need help!😢

  • DebraDecember 16, 2021 at 10:28 pm

    I had serious breakout that look like blood coming out entire skin.

  • GordonDecember 4, 2020 at 5:09 am

    I had a-fib and was placed on Eloquis. In November of 2019 it became difficult to breath and after scans, they discovered I had fluid around my heart. I was placed in icu until I was stable enough for surgery. They did a pericardial window to drain fluid from around my heart and inserted a tube to drain fluid from around my lung. The fluid that had built up was blood. I was bleeding internally and[Show More]I had a-fib and was placed on Eloquis. In November of 2019 it became difficult to breath and after scans, they discovered I had fluid around my heart. I was placed in icu until I was stable enough for surgery. They did a pericardial window to drain fluid from around my heart and inserted a tube to drain fluid from around my lung. The fluid that had built up was blood. I was bleeding internally and was told it was from the eloquis.

  • HunterJanuary 22, 2020 at 6:30 pm

    My grandmother passed away 1-20-2020. She had been hospitalized the previous week for trouble breathing. My grandmother has never had AFib nor was she at risk for stroke. The hospital administered the drug anyway. My grandmother wasn't even home a week and was complaining of diarrhea and bloating. My mother found my grandmother unresponsive at 1:30 am and called an ambulance. When arriving at the [Show More]My grandmother passed away 1-20-2020. She had been hospitalized the previous week for trouble breathing. My grandmother has never had AFib nor was she at risk for stroke. The hospital administered the drug anyway. My grandmother wasn't even home a week and was complaining of diarrhea and bloating. My mother found my grandmother unresponsive at 1:30 am and called an ambulance. When arriving at the hospital they had to then put my grandmother on 3 ventilators to keep her alive. When doing this they found my grandmother's lungs and gut to be full of blood. I believe she suffered from a severe internal gastrointestinal bleed that went unnoticed because my grandmother had never had a problem with the clotting of her blood. I believe eliquis killed my grandmother.

  • PaigeAugust 14, 2019 at 9:50 pm

    My father passed away on 7.27.19 at the age of 75 of a non traumatic intracranial hemorrhage while taking Elquis. Healthy one minute gone the next. No symptoms to cause any alarm but found unresponsive one morning and died the next day.

  • JoseMay 22, 2019 at 12:32 am

    I took Eliquis due to a blood clot on my leg. After one month of taking the meds I had a brain bleed and multiple brain surgery. I am now on Dialysis and can’t work anymore.

  • PatriciaMay 13, 2019 at 4:03 pm

    I was on Eliquis for approximately 3 weeks starting on 3/15/19. I discontinued the medication because it affected my hemorrhoids. However, I continue to experience problems with my bowels (its now May 2019), and muscles in my lower body. As well as my spine - so much- that it is painful for me to drive my car.

  • PeterSeptember 9, 2018 at 9:21 pm

    Eliquise is suppose to prevent strokes I took the drug twice a day and had a stroke, while in rehab I asked other patients what they were taking and theyalmost all were taking Eliquise including a person who shared a hospital room who had a 2nd stroke while on the drug

  • MarkJanuary 20, 2018 at 4:12 pm

    I was on Eliquise for six weeks at age 54 and woke to terrible lower stomach pain , a few hours later I was rushed into surgery an was found to be bleeding from the small vessels in my pancreas , my surgeon stopped the bleed , he said if I wasent in an auto accident the bleed resulted from the blood thinner! I was never given an option, just put on Eliquise, for 8 mounth before the Eliquise I was[Show More]I was on Eliquise for six weeks at age 54 and woke to terrible lower stomach pain , a few hours later I was rushed into surgery an was found to be bleeding from the small vessels in my pancreas , my surgeon stopped the bleed , he said if I wasent in an auto accident the bleed resulted from the blood thinner! I was never given an option, just put on Eliquise, for 8 mounth before the Eliquise I was on savaysa, due to my heart ablation

  • CathyNovember 30, 2017 at 10:33 pm

    My mother was on Eliquis for two weeks and died from a massive, uncontrollable hemorrhage. She never had a bleeding disorder before taking this drug.

  • tomJuly 5, 2017 at 12:01 pm

    In hospital as my head is bleeding. Took me of the Eliques. I called ambulance and went to Hospital 6 times because I was passing OUT.

  • SueJanuary 23, 2017 at 3:41 am

    While on Eloquis I've experienced horrific hair loss and subsequent thinning. The itching on my scalp has been relentless.

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