Blood Thinner Heparin Linked To Numerous Deaths
On the heels of the story about the drug Traysol, here is another story about a drug - this time the very well known and used blood thinner Heparin. According to this story by cbsnews.com, the FDA is investigating the drug and its connections to potentially contaminated ingredients from China.
The introduction to this short, but excellent news article is as follows:
Every day thousands of Americans rely on the blood thinner Heparin to survive.Now that drug is under suspicion for 21 deaths and hundreds of allergic reactions. Baxter International, a major manufacturer of the drug, has stopped selling almost all forms of Heparin.
CBS News medical correspondent Dr. Emily Senay reports that officials say they have not yet identified the cause, but are looking to China where nearly half of Heparin's raw ingredients come from
Read the rest of this story here and stay tuned for more developments on this troubling issue.
