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Three Japanese companies have issued a recall of the anti-clotting drug heparin as a precautionary measure, said the Food and Drug Administration on Monday.

Chinese-Sourced Heparin Contaminated?

The heparin was produced for the Japanese firms by Scientific Protein Laboratories, the same company that provided the now-recalled heparin sold in the U.S. by Baxter International Inc.

Scientific Protein was forced to close down its plant in China over possible contamination issues. The FDA said that a foreign substance was found in the heparin recalled by Baxter, and it may have originated during production in China.

Life-Threatening Allergic Reactions

In the U.S., the recalled heparin has been linked to hundreds of potentially fatal allergic reactions and at least four deaths. Allergic reactions to China-sourced heparin have also been reported in Germany.

No reports of adverse effects reported by heparin patients in Japan.

(Source: Chicago Tribune)

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