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According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, tests have shown contamination in heparin blood-thinning products made by Baxter Healthcare Corp.
According to federal officials, the contamination has been linked to hundreds of adverse reactions and at least four deaths in the United States.
According to Dr. Janet Woodcock, acting director of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, the contaminant is present in significant quantities in some of the active pharmaceutical ingredients, making for approximately 5 to 20 percent of the substance tested.
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