The FDA said people who have heparin from the recalled lots should discontinue use immediately. From Wordnik.com. [Heparin recalled by FDA because of contamination] Reference
APP Pharmaceuticals Inc., of Schaumburg, Ill., also gets the active ingredient for much of its heparin from a Chinese supplier. From Wordnik.com. [China Plant Played Role] Reference
Here is the lot number and other identifying information for the recalled heparin. From Wordnik.com. [Heparin recalled by FDA because of contamination] Reference
The heparin was the active ingredient in premix bags that were made at a Baxter plant in Puerto Rico. From Wordnik.com. [western-star - news] Reference
There is a potential worry for the U.S. in the new recalls of heparin, which is made from pig intestines. From Wordnik.com. [Three More European Countries Recall Heparin] Reference
Something called heparin was “discovered” by a second-year student at John Hopkins University in 1916. From Wordnik.com. [Glycobiology - 21st Century Style] Reference
Baxter International Inc. and a German company have recalled heparin products that were found to be contaminated. From Wordnik.com. [Three More European Countries Recall Heparin] Reference
You give a little bit of what's called the heparin flush just enough to basically keep those blood clots from forming. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 21, 2007] Reference
JIAN LUI, UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA: The heparin is the most important anti-coagulant drug and there's not many substitutes. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Feb 29, 2008] Reference
The contaminant mimics the in-vitro properties of heparin, but is much cheaper than heparin, which is obtained from pig intestine. From Wordnik.com. [Pharma Marketing Blog] Reference
Baxter, one of the largest suppliers in the U.S., and a German company have recalled heparin products that were found to be contaminated. From Wordnik.com. [Baxter Boosts 2008 Outlook] Reference
For example, heparin which is a blood thinner, part of the ingredients actually comes from pig intestines. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 8, 2008] Reference
"We gave him a blood thinner, an anticoagulant called heparin, to break up the clots; then we put him on a respirator in the ICU. From Wordnik.com. [The 5th Horseman]
Keep in mind, heparin is a blood thinner, a commonly used one. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 30, 2008] Reference
A lot of people have heard of Coumadin and heparin and all of that stuff. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 13, 2009] Reference
PHILLIPS: Millions of Americans are prescribed the blood thinner heparin. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 23, 2008] Reference
A congressional panel hears from people who lost loved ones to contaminated heparin. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 30, 2008] Reference
They literally stock the wrong dosage of heparin in a place where you have the 10 units. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 21, 2007] Reference
They were given, along with another patient, too much of a blood thinner called heparin. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 21, 2007] Reference
China is denying responsibility here saying they did not actually have contaminated heparin. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 23, 2008] Reference
What can happen in some situations that you start to bleed as a result of getting the heparin. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 21, 2007] Reference
One is to recognize that it's happened and two is to give some sort of reversal of the heparin. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 21, 2007] Reference
GUPTA: So did the death or the injury -- was it caused by the illness or was it caused by the heparin?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 30, 2008] Reference
And first of all, heparin, a blood thinner, why the newborn -- do some newborns need it in the first place?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 21, 2007] Reference
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Can you tell us the top 12 Chinese companies that have produced contaminated HPI, heparin HPI?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript May 17, 2008] Reference
What we know is that these twins got a thousand times more than they should have of the anti-clotting drug heparin. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 21, 2007] Reference
The drug, also known by the generic name enoxaparin, is a rapid-acting form of heparin, a widely used blood thinner. From Wordnik.com. [FDA Approves Generic Lovenox] Reference
When you give heparin or some other sort of blood thinner, it pushes your body into the not-clotting side of things. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 21, 2007] Reference
Federal regulators have suggested that contaminants were likely added to unrefined heparin by lower-level Chinese suppliers. From Wordnik.com. [Baxter Faces New Challenge in Heparin Suit] Reference
GUPTA: If you have heparin in your cabinet -- it's an IV medication, so most of them don't keep them in their medicine cabinet. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 30, 2008] Reference
THOMAS: He's on heparin currently, which is the intravenous form, and will eventually will be on Coumadin, which is the pill form. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript - Special Event: Hahnemann University Hospital Doctors Hold News Conference on Fmr. Pres. Gerald Ford's Medical Condition - August 4, 2000] Reference
PHILLIPS: There's new evidence this morning that an additive manufactured in China is to blame for reactions to the blood thinner heparin. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 22, 2008] Reference
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