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NEWS ABOUT: Changzhou SPL

Changzhou SPL stories: 2 news summaries

Deadly Heparin Found in
11 Nations

FDA traces tainted Chinese blood thinner that killed 81

Apr 22, 08 7:17 AM CDT
(Newser) - The FDA has traced a contaminated blood thinner from a Chinese factory to 11 countries, the New York Times reports. Severe reactions to the contaminated heparin have been linked to the deaths of 81 Americans, but it wasn't immediately clear if the drug may have triggered fatalities in other countries.... More »

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China • FDA • pharmaceutical companies • Heparin • Baxter International • Changzhou SPL

Heparin
Supply Chain Shaky in China

Troubles could trace back to vulnerable
raw materials

Feb 28, 08 2:07 PM CST
(Newser) - With at least four US patients dead and hundreds suffering complications from the blood-thinning drug heparin, the New York Times follows the supply chain back to Chinese slaughterhouses that deal with the pig intestines that provide raw material for the drug. Though companies say the chain is secure, the Times... More »

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China • medicine • pharmaceutical companies • pharmaceutical • pharmaceutical industry • Heparin • Baxter International • blood thinner • Changzhou SPL • Scientific Protein Laboratories • supply chain • pig intestines

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