Personal Injury Law

Heparin Finger Pointing Has Already Started

By Brenda Fulmer

While the Food & Drug Administration continues its investigation into contaminated Heparin blood thinner products, the sparring between Baxter Healthcare and its supplier Scientific Protein Laboratories is underway. A March 6, 2008, New York Times article notes the latest findings of the FDA that Baxter's heparin products are contaminated and the investigation continues as to how the contamination occurred, whether it is isolated, why the contamination was not discovered by the product's manufacturer or supplier previously, and whether the nearly 800 reports of adverse reactions and 46 reported patient deaths are attributable to the confirmed contamination.

Full post as published by Tampa Bay Personal Injury Law on March 06, 2008 (boomark / email).