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Heparin linked to 62 fatalities across the US. Get a free legal review when you complete the form below.


The Food and Drug Administration has raised the number of suspicious deaths in the United States linked to heparin from 19 to 62, according to a report in the April 14, 2008 edition of the New York Times.

The FDA defined suspicious deaths as those involving one or more allergic reactions or a drop in blood pressure, according to the article.

Hundreds of adverse reactions have been reported, and the FDA has identified a contaminant, oversulfated chondroitin sulfate, that was found in Heparin.

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