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Baxter Int’l Redux? Two Delaware Deaths Linked to Heparin
12 May, 2009 – 11:08 | No Comment

Two deaths in Delaware are linked to the premixed intravenous (IV) bags of heparin administered to them in recent days.  A third patient suffered adverse effects, too, but has survived the ordeal, according to Erin Gardiner, a spokesperson for Baxter…

China Publicly Disputes Tainted Heparin Origin
22 April, 2008 – 4:49 | No Comment

Officials for the United States met with the Chinese regarding the origin of the tainted heparin that sparked a rash of allergic reactions and several dozen US deaths lately but failed to reach an agreement as to where the contaminant…

Heparin Contamination Deaths Counted
9 April, 2008 – 19:21 | No Comment

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has just released some important statistics that reveal the number of heparin-related deaths before and after the recent recall of heparin and heparin-related products manufactured and/or distributed by Baxter International Inc. and Scientific…

Heparin Recall Growing Global
26 March, 2008 – 16:51 | One Comment

In the last few days, three new countries have joined the growing list of nations recalling heparin, the popular blood-thinning medication that has made headlines around the world in recent weeks due to contamination of its raw ingredients, which has…

China Gets Serious About Heparin Contamination
22 March, 2008 – 16:16 | 30 Comments

China’s State Food and Drug Administration has issued a directive to the makers of heparin and heparin-related products to purchase supplies from only registered suppliers and to strengthen quality control standards. The safety of the raw ingredients has come under…

Substance in Heparin Found
20 March, 2008 – 18:25 | 3 Comments

A growing trend from China seems to be undermining the integrity of Chinese products. Last year alone, diethylene glycol, a component of antifreeze, was found in cold medicines made or sourced in China and shipped worldwide. More than 100 people…

Heparin Stopped at the Border
15 March, 2008 – 8:24 | 7 Comments

On Friday, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that it is taking action against shipments of heparin coming into the country from China after an influx of reports describing allergic reactions, including four fatalities, which may be linked…

China Behind Japanese Recall of US-Made Heparin
11 March, 2008 – 21:27 | 2 Comments

Three Japanese companies recently recalled the drug, heparin, because its manufacturer in Wisconsin uses ingredients from China. They cite precaution as their reason for the recall. Scientific Protein Laboratories in Waunakee, Wisconsin, gets its product from its own plant in…

Contaminated Heparin Found in Germany
6 March, 2008 – 20:22 | One Comment

German authorities have recalled a popular blood-thinner heparin, due to some 100 reports of adverse reactions. According to the reports, german heparin produced by Rotex Medica GmBH Arzneimittelwerk contains active ingredient that did not come from Scientific Protein Laboratories, the…

Heparin Vials Recalled by Baxter
2 March, 2008 – 23:24 | One Comment

Baxter announced a voluntary recall of all remaining lots of various heparin related drugs and heparin flush products. The initial recall was announced January 17, 2008 as a precautionary measure as reports came in of adverse patient reactions that were…