HEPRIN CONTAMINATION

Contaminated bloodthinner connected with potentially fatal sideeffects

Since the end of 2007, the FDA has received about 350 reports of health problems associated with heparin.  An FDA investigation identified a contaminant in the heparin manufactured by Baxter Healthcare Corporation.   The contamination prompted the FDA halt Baxter Healthcare Corporation heparin sales and recall  9 lots of its multiple-dose injectable heparin.

Heparin is commonly used before certain types of surgery, including coronary artery bypass graft surgery, and in kidney patients before they undergo dialysis. In some situations, Heparin treatment is initiated using a high bolus dose given directly into the bloodstream (intravenously) over a short period of time, usually less than one hour. The reported adverse events occurred in patients who were given Heparin in this form of administration.

Side effects from the contaminated heparin include difficulty breathing, nausea, vomiting, excessive sweating, and rapidly falling blood pressure, which in some cases led to life-threatening shock and, in some cases, death. It has been determined that the potentially toxic Baxter heparin was produced in a Chinese factory that was never properly inspected by the FDA.

If you have or a family member has been injured or suffered serious side effects from Heparin bloodthinner, you may be entitled to compensation from those responsible. At Robert DeBry & Associates our attorneys have the knowledge and experience to take on large pharmaceutical corporations like Baxter and hold them accountable for their actions.

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