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• Compounded Heparin Sodium Recall Issued Due To Lack Of Preservatives, Infant Death Risk

  August 20, 2020

  Russell Maas

  A compounded heparin sodium recall announced by the FDA warns that certain lots may contain preservatives which could put newborn lives at risk.

• Bill to Create Drug Tracking System Passes House

  June 4, 2013

  Irvin Jackson

  Lawmakers moved closer this week to creating a new program that will track all drug prescriptions in the United States,...

• Senators Propose New Drug Tracking Safety Bill

  April 25, 2013

  Irvin Jackson

  A bipartisan group of U.S. senators have proposed a new bill that would create a national drug tracking system to...

• Heparin Label Update Aims to Clarify Dosage Strength

  December 7, 2012

  Irvin Jackson

  Federal drug regulators have ordered a warning label update for the blood thinner heparin, which is designed to better explain...

• FDA Guidance Seeks to Eliminate Heparin Contamination Risk

  February 13, 2012

  Staff Writers

  Federal health regulators have drafted new industry guidelines that are designed to ensure the quality of heparin following the deaths...

• Unsolved Heparin Contamination Subject of Congressional Investigation

  July 6, 2011

  Staff Writers

  U.S. lawmakers are requesting a host of documents from a number of pharmaceutical companies in an attempt to track down...

• Heparin Recall Lawsuit Ends in $625K Award in First of Hundreds of Claims

  June 13, 2011

  Staff Writers

  The family of an Illinois man was awarded $625,000 by a Cook County jury in the first of hundreds of...

• Partial Summary Judgment Granted in Baxter Heparin Lawsuit

  November 19, 2010

  Staff Writers

  An Illinois judge has determined that the contaminated heparin imported into the United States by Baxter International, Inc. in late...

• Hylenex Recall: Baby Rehydration Fluids Contaminated with Glass Flakes

  May 19, 2010

  Staff Writers

  Baxter International Inc. is recalling about 3,200 vials of Hylenex, a pediatric rehydration medication, due to glass flake contamination. Halozyme...

• FDA Failed to Follow Credible Leads Involving Contaminated Heparin: Report

  May 10, 2010

  Staff Writers

  Two U.S. lawmakers say that FDA investigators failed to properly follow up on the source of contaminated heparin that caused...