The number of reports of serious adverse reactions and events to Baxter International, Inc.’s Heparin has now reached approximately 700 with perhaps as many as 21 deaths. The symptoms to look for include tongue and eyelid swelling, rapid increase in heartbeat and blood pressure drop.
Now, the main focus has turned to a contaminant that mimicked the drug’s key ingredient and questions of whether the China based distributors were using a counterfeit alternative. Given that the symptoms in patients and victims were reportedly similar to toxic reactions to chemicals, it stands to reason that the CDC and FDA are analyzing the product which was on hospital shelves but which was not yet utilized. A toxicology screen should lead to the culprit agent and then, hopefully, we will know more about Baxter’s apparently negligence and, potentially, criminal behavior.
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