In Toledo, Ohio, four more people are filed heparin recall lawsuits against Baxter Healthcare. The complaints state that these individuals were given heparin during their hemodialysis to avoid blood clotting while the blood passed through the dialysis machine. One of the individuals was looking forward to celebrating his 60th birthday when he slipped into a coma and died.
These four people began experiencing severe and unusual reactions after receiving dialysis. According to the lawsuits, the reactions that were experienced were as those who had adverse reactions to the contaminated heparin, so it is their belief that the drug is the cause of death.
In the Toledo area alone, the number of heparin recall lawsuits is up to seven with many more lawsuits filed throughout the United States including Pennsylvania and New Jersey. If you have a heparin recall lawsuit in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, please contact Anapol Schwartz to determine what your legal options are. The four deaths in the Toledo area have been reported to the FDA by the law firm representing their family so that they can be investigated further.
There have been some cases found that showed that the active ingredient in heparin was replaced with the substance over-sulfated chondroitin sulfate.
It is estimated by the FDA that over one-million vials of heparin are sold every month in the United States and Baxter makes about 50 percent of those doses, according to the lawsuits. As for damages, the damages exceed $75,000.
see: http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/articles/10466/heparin-four-additional-toledo-lawsuits.html
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