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Tainted lots of heparin recalled

heparin 15515 4 big 100x100Certain lots of the heparin are being recalled because testing revealed that the drug is contaminated with trace amounts of oversulfated chondroitin sulfate (OSCS). The recall includes seven lots of Heparin Sodium USP Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API) sold to B. Braun Medical Inc. that were manufactured in 2008 and expire on October 31, 2010 and November 30, 2010.

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Baxter faces numerous lawsuits over tainted heparin scandal

As many as 300 product-liability lawsuits may be filed in the state court against drug maker Baxter International Inc., by people injured by or families who lost loved ones to contaminated batches of the heparin. Per a judge’s order last year, attorneys are working to convert an aggregate lawsuit to individual claims against the Deerfield, -based drug company.

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