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FDA Raises Deaths Related to Heparin Use

The FDA tripled the deaths it now contributes to reactions to the blood thinner heparin from 19 to 62 since January 2007. These were not new deaths, but are based on more reports received by the agency and expanded analysis after the agency made its initial tally.

The 62 deaths appear to fall in line with the allergic-type and low blood-pressure reactions that have been the primary focus of safety concerns. By contrast there were only three deaths due to allergic reactions in 2006, the FDA noted.

Heparin, which is made from pig intestines, has been the subject of recalls in the U.S. as well as several countries in Europe. Problems with tainted heparin surfaced in the U.S. in February, raising questions about the safety of the global supply chain for medicines and other products, especially those from China

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