Heparin
Heparin Recall Side Effects Potential Lawsuits. Click Here Department of Health & Human Services Warning Letter 4/21/08 Click Here For Breaking News About Heparin! The Heparin recall and injury lawyers at our firm are currently evaluating potential lawsuits on behalf of people injured by Baxter ‘Heparin’. As of March 2008, … [Read more...]
Baxter Says Peripheral Vascular Patch Recall was Due to Packaging
Peripheral Vascular Patch Recalls. Baxter International, Inc. says new packaging is to blame for the Class I recall of its peripheral vascular patches, Qmed reports. Class I recalls are the most serious type of recall; they are reserved for recalls in which exposure to the drug can reasonably lead to serious health consequences or … [Read more...]
Baxter Says Peripheral Vascular Patch Recall was Due to Packaging
Baxter Recall Peripheral Vascular Patch. Baxter International, Inc. says new packaging is to blame for the Class I recall of its peripheral vascular patches, Qmed reports. Class I recalls are the most serious type of recall; they are reserved for recalls in which exposure to the drug can reasonably lead to serious health consequences … [Read more...]
Change in Packaging Caused Class I Recall of Peripheral Vascular Patch, Baxter Says
A change in packaging caused a Class I recall of Baxter's Vascu-Guard peripheral patch. The recall, which was initiated on May 2, 2015, affects the following four models of the Vascu-Guard Peripheral Vascular Patch: VASCU-GUARD TS 1x6cm (Product Code: 1504026), VASCU-GUARD TS 0.8x8cm (Product Code: 1504028), VASCU-GUARD TS 1x10cm … [Read more...]
Baxter Infusion Pumps Side Effects
On November 15, 2005, Baxter International Inc. informed the FDA it was withdrawing the 6060 Multi-Therapy Infusion pump because of problems happening when the device is used to distribute pain and other critical medications. The pump delivers intravenous medications, commonly in home and non-hospital settings. The withdraw will … [Read more...]
A Move to Seal Documents in Baxter Heparin Lawsuit
Baxter Heparin Lawsuit Challenged. A federal mass-tort lawsuit alleging deaths and injuries from imported Chinese heparin is moving forward, and The Wall Street Journal is reporting that defendants Baxter International Inc. and Scientific Protein Laboratories LLC (SPL) have hit a roadblock in a bid to block disclosure of documents … [Read more...]
Teva, Baxter Hit with Record Punitive Damages in Nevada Hepatitis C Outbreak
Nine Cases Of Hepatitis C Outbreak Directly To Unsafe Injection Practices. Teva Pharmaceutical Industries and Baxter Healthcare Services have been hit with a $500 million punitive damage judgment in a lawsuit stemming from a hepatitis C outbreak linked to two Las Vegas, Nevada endoscopy clinics. The judgment was the largest jury … [Read more...]
Baxter Warned on Tisseel Sealant Promo
Baxter's Tisseel Sealant Promo Gets Warning. Baxter International has received a warning letter from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration over how it promoted its Tisseel surgical sealant, reports Reuters. The letter states that Baxter’s marketing of Tisseel were misleading, citing a brochure and other sales materials, said … [Read more...]
COLLEAGUE Infusion Pumps Class I Recall
COLLEAGUE Infusion Pumps Have Problems, Says Baxter. Baxter International has issued a Class I recall for some of its U.S. COLLEAGUE Volumetric Infusion Pumps. Baxter had sent an Urgent Device Correction letter to customers regarding the infusion pumps in January, but announced today that the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) … [Read more...]
Tainted Baxter Heparin Linked to Three Deaths
Tainted Baxter Heparin Linked to Deaths. Tainted heparin manufactured by Baxter International has been directly linked to the deaths of three people, according to the Food & Drug Administration (FDA). Earlier this year, the FDA had received more than 90 reports of deaths and more than 1,000 adverse events associated with patients … [Read more...]
Heparin Hearing to Feature Baxter CEO
Congressional Hearing Feature Baxter CEO. A congressional hearing into tainted heparin that begins tomorrow will feature testimony from the Chief Executive Officer of Baxter International. Baxter International supplied about 50 percent of the heparin used in the US, and recalled most of its heparin products in February following … [Read more...]
New Heparin Regulations Announced by China
China New Regulations For Heparin. China has placed tighter controls on heparin manufacturing following the discovery that heparin ingredients sourced from that country had been replaced with a substance derived from animal cartilage. Tainted heparin manufactured by Baxter International has been blamed for over 700 serious reactions … [Read more...]
Chinese Counterfeiters Suspected in Heparin Contamination
Chinese Counterfeiters Heparin Contamination. It appears that heparin is the latest target of Chinese drug counterfeiters. Yesterday, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) confirmed that it had determined that Baxter heparin had been tainted with an ingredient derived from animal cartilage. The substance, chondroitin sulfate, had … [Read more...]
FDA Says All Heparin Imports Detained
All Heparin Imports Detained. Heparin imports are being halted at the border for inspection and testing, the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has announced. The FDA made the decision to detain all Heparin imports following reports of adverse reactions and deaths linked to Baxter Heparin. Baxter began recalling Heparin after … [Read more...]
St. Louis Doctor First Reported Baxter Heparin Problems
Baxter Heparin Problems. The Baxter Heparin recall had its origins in a report filed by one St. Louis doctor. In early January, Dr. Alexis M. Elward—a pediatric infectious disease specialist, an assistant professor at Washington University School of Medicine, and troubleshooter at St. Louis Children's Hospital—was called on to … [Read more...]
Baxter CEO Concedes Company About Supplier of Tainted Heparin
Baxter CEO Tainted Heparin. Baxter International Inc.’s CEO, Robert Parkinson, said Baxter does not monitor its supply chain deeply enough to know much about the Chinese supplier that made an active ingredient in Baxter Heparin. Parkinson also claims Baxter was unaware the Chinese supplier was never inspected by the Food & … [Read more...]
Baxter Heparin Issues Could Boost Sales of Alternative Blood Thinners
Baxter Heparin Cause Severe Allergic Reactions. Problems with Baxter Heparin have hospitals and doctors scrambling to find alternatives to the blood thinner. Sales of non-Heparin blood thinners could increase if Baxter's suspension of its multi-dose vials Heparin leads to a significant shortage, as has been feared. Heparin production … [Read more...]
FDA Announces Class 1 Recall Baxter Infusion Pumps
Class 1 Recall Baxter Infusion Pumps. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Baxter Healthcare Corporation have notified healthcare professionals regarding the class 1 recall of all models of Colleague and Colleague CX volumetric infusion pumps. The electronic devices are subject to multiple malfunctions that can delay or … [Read more...]
Baxter, Other Drug Firms Hit With AIDS-Related Lawsuit
Baxter Aids-Related Lawsuits. Baxter and other drug companies sold blood-clotting medicine for hemophiliacs that carried a high risk of transmitting AIDS to markets in Europe more than a year after switching to newer, safer products in the United States, according to a lawsuit filed here Friday. The suit names as plaintiffs … [Read more...]
