Legal Updates
Heparin Stayed On Hospital Shelves Despite Recall
Tuesday, October 07, 2008
On October 2, 2008, a state agency said that almost 100 pharmacists and the hospitals they work for face fines for failing to remove Heparin, a blood thinner from their shelves after a federal recall last winter. The recalled drug Heparin was found 94 times in inspections of all 533…
Hospitals to Enforce Stricter Policies for Blood Thinners
Thursday, September 25, 2008
On September 24, 2008, a regulatory group instructed hospitals to adopt firm measures to prevent errors involving blood thinners including Heparin mistakes that have been made nearly 60,000 times and led to dozens of deaths in recent years. The Joint Commission issued a safety alert saying hospitals need to adopt…
Preemies Given Overdose of Pediatric Heparin
Wednesday, July 09, 2008
An autopsy on a newborn is planned to determine whether an overdose of the blood thinner heparin may have been a factor in the baby's death, officials at a Corpus Christi hospital said. Two members of the Christus Spohn Hospital South's pharmacy staff have taken voluntary leave, pending an investigation…
Heparin Deaths Up To 149
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
U.S. officials announced that Heparin has been linked to 149 deaths in people who had allergic reactions after taking the widely prescribed blood thinner medication. The new tally, were posted on June 16, 2008 and can be found the FDA’S website. These new statistics expands the toll of people who…
Heparin Devices Containing Heparin Under FDA Review
Friday, June 06, 2008
On May 5, 2008, the FDA, announced on its Web site through posted documents, said it could not determine at this time whether the devices cited in the reports contain contaminated Heparin. To date, the FDA has received reports of 11 deaths and more than 80 other nonfatal adverse events…
Actor Favors Victims Rights to Sue Drug Makers
Thursday, May 15, 2008
On May 14, 2008, actor Dennis Quaid testified in front of Congress that taking away the right to sue pharmaceutical companies would turn consumers into "uninformed and uncompensated lab rats." Quaid's comments came as he described a harrowing, near-fatal drug mix-up in which his newborn twins received 1,000 times the…
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