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Some dialysis patients harmed by tainted heparin

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The recent mass recall of heparin has health-care providers concerned about supplies of the blood thinner that is used to clear intravenous lines and prevent clots in surgical and dialysis patients, according to the PLain Dealer newspaper on March 3, 2008.

Drugmaker Baxter International Inc. was forced to recall vials of heparin sodium injection multidose, single-dose vials and HEP-Lock heparin flush products after more than 400 reports of severe reactions surfaced via the Food and Drug Administration.

According to the FDA, patients experienced difficulty breathing, chest pains, dangerous drops in blood pressure and other reactions.

An FDA spokeswoman said 12 reports of death were associated with Baxter heparin, and nine may or may not involve Baxter heparin.

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