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Blood Thinner Heparin Has Often Been Used in People Undergoing Heart Surgery

Millions of Americans are treated every year with the blood-thinner Heparin, which is widely used in surgery and kidney dialysis.

The Food and Drug Administration has now increased from four to 19 its estimate of the number of patients who may have died as a result of reactions to the drug. Severe reactions such as anaphylaxis and low blood pressure are signs of dangerous allergic reactions related to Heparin use.

Baxter, maker of Heparin, was forced to recall the product after 800 reports of serious adverse reactions that may be related to it.

The active ingredient for the Heparin used in America comes from China, but the problematic batches were sold only by Baxter International, which gets the raw product through intermediaries from a plant outside Shanghai.

FDA officials have acknowledged that the agency never inspected the Changzhou SPL plant, apparently because it was mistaken for another plant with a similar name.

The FDA recommends that physicians, dialysis center staff and health care providers use an alternate source of heparin or another blood-thinning drug when possible.

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see also:

Tainted Heparin European Countries Pull Heparin--Tainted Product Sparks Lawsuits in US
Tainted Heparin Worries Spread to Europe--Free Lawsuit Review

Heparin & Surgery Blood Thinner Heparin Used in People Undergoing Heart Surgery
Millions in US Have Been Treated With Heparin During Surgery--law info

Heparin News Breaking News: Baxter Recalls Most Heparin Products After 4 Die
Heparin Pulled From Market After News of Illness--Free Lawsuit Info

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