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Heparin Recall Lawsuits
Beginning around November 2007, the FDA started receiving a large number of reports involving adverse events associated with allergic-type reactions to heparin. Subsequent investigations have uncovered that a large portion of the heparin sold in the United States around this time was contaminated with a fake ingredient. In early 2008, a nationwide Baxter [...]
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Drug-Coated Stents Linked to Higher Death Rate: Study
A new study has found that patients who received drug-coated stents after suffering a heart attack were more likely to die from a heart-related problem than those who received bare metal coronary stents.
Wrong Blood Thinners for Dialysis Patients Often Given: Study
A new study indicates that about 20% of dialysis patients are given blood thinners after angioplasty that could increase their risk of bleeding or death, despite FDA recommendations meant to avoid such medication errors.
Prilosec Side Effects Interfere with Effectiveness of Plavix: FDA Warns
The FDA has issued a public health advisory warning that side effects of Prilosec, a stomach acid reducer, may interfere with the effectiveness of Plavix, an anti-blood clotting medication, increasing the risk of a heart attack, death or other injuries for patients.
FDA Warns that New Heparin Will be Less Potent to Improve Safety
The FDA has alerted health care professionals that new batches of the blood thinner Heparin will be less potent than previous versions due to new safety standards, which are designed to make it easier for manufacturers to ensure the purity of the drug and help avoid a repeat of the widespread heparin contamination that sickened [...]
Baxter Heparin Recall Lawsuits Scheduled for Trials to Begin November 2010
The first product liability trial over defective batches of the blood thinner heparin, which were used throughout the United States from late 2007 to early 2008 and may have killed 81 people and sickened hundreds more, has been scheduled to begin in November 2010.
Plavix Ineffectiveness Predicted By Gene Variant Found in One of Three People
Researchers from the University of Maryland have identified a gene variant found in about one-third of the population, which may be a factor in causing the blood thinner Plavix not to work, increasing the risk that users may suffer a subsequent heart attack, stroke or other heart problem.
Baxter Denies Recent Heparin Problems Linked to Product Quality
Following two patient deaths and serious complications experienced by a third at Beebe Medical Center in Delaware, Baxter International indicates that their investigation has found no evidence of problems with the quality of their heparin premix product that was used with all three patients.
Baxter Heparin Deaths in Delaware Renew Concerns about Blood Thinner
The FDA is investigating two recent deaths linked to the use of Baxter heparin at one hospital in Delaware, raising concerns once again about possible contamination or other manufacturing problems similar to those that caused more than 80 heparin deaths early last year.
Heart Attack or Stroke Risk Found with Use of Plavix and Heartburn Drugs
According to new research, combining Plavix and heart burn drugs known as proton-pump inhibitors, which include Nexium and Prilosec, could substantially increase the risk of heart attack and stroke. This presents a particular problem for many patients, since the drugs are often prescribed together to combat the risk of gastrointestinal bleeding associated with Plavix [...]
Court Order will Help Lawyers Investigate Heparin Lawsuits
The Judge overseeing all federal heparin lawsuits stemming from last year’s recall of contaminated blood thinner, has issued an order which will assist heparin lawyers during their investigation of cases for people who may have died from the counterfeit chemical found in much of the United States’ heparin supply between late 2007 and early 2008. [...]
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