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The Baxter heparin recall announced in February 2008 was based on contamination. Baxter International, based in Deerfield, Illinois voluntarily recalled nine lots of its Heparin Sodium Injection Multi-Dose Vials after receiving hundreds of reports of adverse reactions to their heparin products.

Several Baxter Heparin Products Recalled

Soon, additional reports of illnesses and deaths associated with Baxter heparin products were released, prompting the recall of Baxter’s:

• Heparin Sodium Injections
• Heparin Sodium Injection Products
• Multi-dose and single-dose heparin vials
• HEP-LOCK Heparin Flush Products

Contaminated Heparin

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has since confirmed that oversulfated chondroitin sulfate (OSCS) was the contaminating ingredient responsible for the Baxter heparin recall. The recalled Baxter heparin products were made with heparin from China.

The intestinal lining of pigs is the main source of the heparin used in the U.S. today, and the huge quantities of heparin administered here require a huge source of the raw ingredient – pig mucosal tissue. Baxter got its heparin from Chinese factory farms and “mom-and-pop” operations that raise and harvest pigs.

Baxter Heparin Was Half the U.S. Supply

Baxter International was the supplier of half of the heparin used in the U.S. Millions of patients receive or use heparin each year, and the 2008 Baxter heparin recall was a major blow to the heparin and health care industries. More than 700 reports of adverse events (about 400 of them life-threatening) and some 80 deaths have been linked to contaminated heparin.

Several lawsuits have been filed against Baxter by family members of patients who died after being administered a Baxter heparin product. For example, individuals in Kentucky, Virginia, and Texas have already taken legal actions to obtain compensation for losses caused by contaminated Baxter heparin.

Were You Affected by the Baxter Heparin Recall?

If contaminated heparin from Baxter International adversely affected you or a member of your family, contact us today to learn more about your legal rights.

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