More Heparin Recall Lawsuits Filed
April 29, 2008 14:56

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.... (Read Article)

FDA, China, and Heparin
April 21, 2008 14:23

The FDA told a Senate panel that heparin from China is most likely tainted for economic reasons. Some of the heparin contained oversulfated chondroitin sulfate, an altered version used as a dietary supplement made from animal cartilage.Oversulfated chondroitin... (Read Article)

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.

Heparin Recall
April 4, 2008 14:27

There were a number of reasons why Baxter recalled Heparin from the market as this medicine had a number of adverse problems associated with it. The most adverse of all the reactions was refactory hypotension which brought with it the potential to be fatal. No, this does not mean, however, that those "minor" adverse reactions are outside the realm of liability lawsuits. If you are taking a product such as heparin and you suffer any level of adverse reaction you may have the basis for a lawsuit. As such, seeking legal advice on the matter would be wise if you have been taking the product and suffering from any adverse effects.

More Heparin Recalls: Heparin Pre-Filled Syringes
April 2, 2008 13:57

MANSFIELD, Mass. - March 28, 2008 - Covidien, formerly Tyco Healthcare, was recently notified by its supplier, Scientific Protein Laboratories LLC, of a nation-wide recall of Heparin Sodium USP active pharmaceutical ingredient. The voluntary recall affects... (Read Article)