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Heparin
Three Years Later, Tainted Heparin Saga Continues
Oct 27, 2011
| Parker Waichman LLP
Tainted heparin could still be a threat, according to a group of Republican lawmakers, because two Chinese companies that sold counterfeit...
Defense Move to Seal Documents in Baxter Heparin Lawsuit Challenged
Aug 17, 2010
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A federal mass-tort lawsuit alleging deaths and injuries from imported Chinese heparin is moving forward, and The Wall Street Journal is reporting...
Tainted Heparin Never Investigated by Chinese Authorities
Jul 22, 2010
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A congressional probe has found that Chinese authorities never bothered to investigate tainted heparin ingredients manufactured in that country, even...
FDA Criticized For Handling of Tainted Heparin Investigation
Apr 30, 2010
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The Food & Drug Administration (FDA) is facing criticism over the way it handled a 2008 investigation into tainted heparin. The heparin, the...
Toddler's Death at Nebraska Medical Center Linked to Heparin Overdose
Apr 2, 2010
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A Dallas toddler may have died as a result of a heparin overdose administered at the Nebraska Medical Center. Heparin is a blood thinner, and...
Heparin Less Potent, FDA Warns
Oct 2, 2009
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Heparin, which has been reformulated following last year's contamination scandal, is not as potent as it once was. The U.S. Food &...
Baxter Says Heparin Not to Blame for Delaware Reactions, Deaths
May 15, 2009
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Baxter International says the quality of its heparin was not to blame for serious complications in three patients at a Delaware medical center last...
Heparin Linked to Two Fatalities
May 12, 2009
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Two of five patients sickened after being treated with heparin at Beebe Medical Center in Delaware have died, prompting the Food & Drug...
Tainted Heparin Shipped to U.S. by Two Chinese Firms, FDA Charges
Apr 20, 2009
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The Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has cited two Chinese manufacturers for shipping tainted heparin to the U.S. According to The...
Dennis Quaid Settles Heparin Overdose Lawsuit
Dec 17, 2008
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Dennis and Kimberly Quaid have settled their highly publicized Heparin lawsuit with Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. According to the Los Angeles...
