Drug injuries and deaths in U.S. hit record highs: many caused by heparin

2008-11-10 22:41:41 (GMT) (JusticeNewsFlash.com - Drug Related Injuries, Featured)

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Drug injuries and deaths in the U.S. hit record high numbers, partially due to Heparin. Heparin, a blood thinner made by drug company, Baxter, was found to be tainted and administered to thousands.

November 10, 2008, West Palm Beach, FL (JusticeNewsFlash.com)–The watchdog group, Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP), recently announced record high numbers of serious drug reactions and fatalities among Americans. ISMP is known, to top medical and legal experts, as the number one legal resource available on the Web. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) received nearly 21,000 reports of incidents involving severe drug reactions. Twenty-three percent of these drug injuries resulted in deaths. Part of the record high incidents, reported to the FDA, were claimed to be caused by a blood thinner known as Baxter Heparin, previously approved by the FDA in 1972. Baxter International, a world wide drug manufacturing company, markets itself as a leader in the healthcare industry for more than 75 years.

The government health and law reporters at JusticeNewsFlash.com are urging patients and family members, who have been taking Heparin, to consider the following:

-Consult your doctor regarding your medication immediately
-Do not stop taking any medication without seeing your doctor first
-Go to www.fda.gov for specific FDA drug safety alerts and recalls.
-Consult a product liability lawyer if you or your family has been
injured due to tainted medications.

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