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Feds ID Extra Drug in Baxter's Recalled Heparin

FDA unsure if chemical was behind reactions
to blood-thinner

Wall Street Journal Wall Street Journal Mar 19, 08 1:44 PM CDT
(Newser) - 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 »

Blood Thinner Woes Hit Germany

100 may have been sickened by heparin
not tied to Baxter

New York Times New York Times Mar 7, 08 8:32 AM CST
(Newser) - 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 »

More about:  China • Germany • FDA • Heparin • Baxter International • blood thinner • contaminated drugs • drug recall • drug reactions

Drug Recall Hurts Poor HIV Patients

In many countries, no life-saving meds

New York Times New York Times Jul 23, 07 5:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - 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 »

More about:  health • medicine • HIV • pharmaceutical companies • medical costs • drug recall

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