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Tainted Heparin Kills 62
The FDA said today there have been 62 fatal allergic reactions following the use of contaminated heparin.
In the 15 months from Jan. 1, 2007 through March 31, 2008, the FDA received reports of 103 deaths following heparin use, but only 62 of the deaths were linked to one or more allergic reactions, including severe hypotension, [...]
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FDA Missed Heparin Plant Inspection in China
A mix-up with similar names meant the FDA did not inspect a Chinese plant that makes the active ingredient in the heparin products linked to a recent spike in adverse events.
The mix-up wasn’t discovered until recently and an FDA inspection team is now headed to China to remedy the lapse, FDA officials said today [...]
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More About Contaminated Drugs from China
A contaminated anticancer drug made by one of China’s largest pharmaceutical companies underscores how quality-control problems continue to plague the Chinese drug industry. There is no sign the tainted leukemia drug was exported. But the case provides a cautionary tale as Western pharmaceutical companies start outsourcing some manufacturing to China.
Learn More: Wall Street Journal
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