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  • March 2008

    • Feds ID Extra Drug in Baxter's Recalled Heparin

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  Mar 19, 08 1:44 PM CDT

      Feds ID Extra Drug in Baxter's Recalled Heparin

      The Food and Drug Administration has identified the extra ingredient found in samples of Baxter’s blood-thinning drug heparin, the Wall Street Journal reports today. Some batches of the drug—recalled in January after reports of allergic reactions—contained over-sulfated chondroitin sulfate, but it is not certain that was the cause of the hundreds of reactions or 19 deaths linked to Baxter’s product. More »

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      China  • FDA  • pharmaceutical companies  • Heparin  • Baxter International  • blood thinner  • drug manufacturer  • drug recall  • allergic reaction

    • Blood Thinner Woes Hit Germany

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Mar 7, 08 8:32 AM CST

      Blood Thinner Woes Hit Germany

      Heparin blood thinners may have sickened as many as 100 people in Germany, health officials report. The FDA is currently investigating the drug after it was linked to 19 deaths and hundreds of allergic reactions in the US, possibly due to contaminants from China. The agency is now recommending that all American heparin manufacturers test supplies for contaminants and counterfeit ingredients. More »

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      China  • Germany  • FDA  • Heparin  • Baxter International  • blood thinner  • contaminated drugs  • drug recall

  • July 2007

    • Drug Recall Hurts Poor HIV Patients

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Jul 23, 07 5:00 PM CDT

      Drug Recall Hurts Poor HIV Patients

      In the wake of a drug recall by the Swiss pharmaceutical company Roche, tens of thousands of AIDS patients in the developing world no longer have access to lifesaving medicine. Last month, Roche announced a recall of the drug Viracept, after finding a hazardous chemical in some batches. But in many countries, no cost-effective substitute is available. More »

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      health  • medicine  • pharmaceutical companies  • HIV  • medical costs  • drug recall

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