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Baxter Heparin
Heparin, manufactured by Baxter International, Inc., is an anti-coagulant often used during surgical or invasive procedures to thin blood and preventing blood clots.
Recently, the number of allergic reactions to Heparin increased and on January 17, 2008, Baxter International, Inc., activated a recall of nine lots of Heparin sodium injection. Adverse reactions include hypotension, chest pain, vomiting, shortness of breath, fainting, nausea and increased heart rate.
On February 11, 2008, Baxter issued an update on the recall announcing that after discussions with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), they would suspend the manufacturing of additional vials of Heparin.
Both the New York Times and Wall Street Journal have reported Scientific Protein Laboratories (SPL) as the supplier of the active ingredient in heparin. SPL makes the active ingredient at facilities in Wisconsin and China. The articles state that the facility in China had not been inspected by the FDA prior to the recalls. The articles did not, however, explicitly link the events to problems with the Chinese operations.
On February 28, 2008, Baxter expanded the recall to all of its remaining lots of Heparin.
The FDA briefed the media on March 5, 2008, announcing that the FDA discovered a "Heparin-like molecule" in the active ingredient in Heparin, which was manufactured and supplied by SPL. According to the FDA, there is an association between the molecule and the severe reactions experienced by patients. The FDA is continuing to study Baxter Heparin and the contamination with the Heparin-like molecule.
RODANAST, P.C. is a national leader in pursuing cases for people injured by Baxter Heparin. If you or a loved one suffered an injury from Baxter Heparin, please contact us today.
