The Severity of the FDA Baxter Heparin Recall
April 7, 2008 16:37

It is critical to note that the FDA does not warn people about recalls flippantly. There is good reason for this. If the FDA were to send people into panics about various drugs people would feel uneasy about taking medicine that could prove helpful as well as having a ripple effect on the economy via a backlash against pharmaceutical companies. This is why when a recall is issued people must take it seriously as in the case of the Baxter Helparin recall which occurred after 300+ patient reported serious adverse reactions to the drug. Clearly, such a high number of negative reports would indicate the seriousness that sponsored such a recall.