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Heparin Problems Underscore FDA Failure to Regulate Foreign-Made Drugs
Apr 11, 2008 | Parker Waichman Alonso LLP
Tainted heparin sourced from China has brought attention to the problems that can occur when vital drug manufacturing is moved overseas. ...
Is it Time for "Country of Origin" Labels on Drugs?
Apr 9, 2008 | Parker Waichman Alonso LLP
Many wonder why items such as fruit clearly indicate country of origin, but medications do not. In the wake of the recent heparin catastrophe,...
Heparin Scandal Leads to More Questions on Overseas Drug Makers
Apr 2, 2008 | Parker Waichman Alonso LLP
Heparin is a blood thinner is administered in surgery and other critical care areas to prevent blood clots, is crucial in dialysis and heart surgery,...
Heparin Problems Spark Concerns Over Animal-Derived Drugs
Apr 1, 2008 | Parker Waichman Alonso LLP
Scientists have had concerns about animal-derived drugs for some time now; however, they also know creating synthetic alternatives has not always...
Heparin Syringes Recalled by Covidien Ltd.
Mar 31, 2008 | Parker Waichman Alonso LLP
Covidien Ltd., is the latest company to recall a heparin product over concerns that the drug may contain a contaminant that could be responsible for...
Heparin Recalls Spread to Europe
Mar 26, 2008 | Parker Waichman Alonso LLP
Heparin has been recalled in France, Italy and Denmark amid fears that the blood thinner may be contaminated with the same substance that US...
FDA Says There is No Heparin Shortage
Mar 25, 2008 | Parker Waichman Alonso LLP
In spite of three heparin recalls since January, the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) said that there is no shortage of the vital blood...
B. Braun Recalls More Heparin
Mar 24, 2008 | Parker Waichman Alonso LLP
More heparin has been recalled in the US, amid concerns that heparin ingredients imported from China have been contaminated with a counterfeit...
Chinese Counterfeiters Suspected in Heparin Contamination
Mar 20, 2008 | Parker Waichman Alonso LLP
It appears that heparin is the latest target of Chinese drug counterfeiters. Yesterday, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) confirmed that...
Heparin Contaminated with Substance from Animal Cartilage, Report Says
Mar 19, 2008 | Parker Waichman Alonso LLP
Heparin linked to serious and sometimes fatal reactions in patients across the country may have been tainted with a substance made from animal...
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