Texas Lawsuit Filed in Heparin Blood-Thinner Death
Relatives of a Texas man who died after receiving a contaminated dose of the blood thinner heparin have filed a lawsuit against the drug’s maker, the medical facility where the dose was administered, and others.
Continue →Blood-Thinner Heparin Cost Man His Toes, Lawsuit Says
An adverse reaction to the blood-thinning drug heparin cost a West Virginia man the use of his toes, according to a newly filed lawsuit against the makers of the medication.
Continue →FDA Announces Changes to Potency of Blood Thinner Heparin
The Food and Drug Administration today is alerting physicians and other health care professionals about changes to the popular blood thinner heparin which are designed to make it easier to detect contamination of the drug but will result in decreased potency.
Continue →Blood Thinner Heparin Was Intentionally Contaminated to Boost Company Profits, Lawsuit Claims
Makers of the blood-thinning drug heparin intentionally used a counterfeit active ingredient blamed for causing at least 100 deaths and hundreds of injuries to increase company profits, according to a lawsuit just filed by a California couple.
Continue →Quaids Want Illinois Supreme Court to Hear Heparin Case
Hollywood actor Dennis Quaid and his wife have asked the Illinois Supreme Court to order a state court to hear their lawsuit blaming confusing labeling on the blood-thinning drug Heparin for causing a medical mishap that nearly killed the couple’s infant twins.
Continue →Hospital to Pay Actor Quaid and Wife $750K for Twins’ Heparin Injuries
Actor Dennis Quaid and his wife Kimberly will be paid $750,000 by Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles for hospital errors which led to overdoses of the blood-thinner Heparin being given to the couple’s newborn twins. The settlement, announced on December 15, 2008, closes a chapter in a high-profile case that shed light on the controversy surrounding Baxter Healthcare Corp.’s popular drug. The Quaid twins suffered life-threatening injuries in November 2007 after hospital nurses mistakenly gave the babies multiple doses …
Continue →Blood Thinning Drug Heparin Blamed for Infant Deaths, Complications
The popular blood-thinner Heparin, made by Baxter International Inc., was recalled in 2008 after it was discovered that a counterfeit active ingredient had been included in the drug by the Chinese manufacturing firm hired to produce Heparin. The tainted Heparin was blamed for at least 20 deaths and hundreds of injuries in patients who suffered severe reactions to the drug’s counterfeit active ingredient. Heparin’s labeling also was blamed for deadly mix-ups in which pharmacy technicians, nurses, and other hospital personnel …
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