Deerfield, IL - Baxter International is now recalling from the market all remaining lots and doses of its heparin sodium multidose and single-dose vials for injection and its heparin lock flush ...

Review the side-effects of Preservative-Free Heparin Lock Flush Solution as documented in medical literature. The term "side effects" refers to unintended effects that can occur as a result of taking ...

The U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention (USP) has revised its current standards on heparin labeling requirements to address safety concerns about the expression of drug strength. The labeling sections for ...

It's a grim trifecta of heparin news today. Regulators say they've now found 21 deaths that may be linked to Baxter's recalled blood thinner. FDA inspectors uncovered quality-control problems at the ...

Use of high-dose (46.7%) sodium citrate locks for central venous catheters (CVCs) being used for maintenance hemodialysis provides no advantage over 5% heparin locks in reducing infections or ...

Taurolidine is an antibacterial and antifungal agent with a mechanism of action that is less prone to development of antimicrobial resistance. A taurolidine/heparin lock solution carries a lower risk ...

Heparin labels updated to clarify drug strength Heparin label changes eliminate the need for clinicians to calculate the total amount of heparin medication in a product containing more than 1 mL.

PHILADELPHIA, April 28 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The family of a Missouri man who died after suffering adverse reactions to contaminated Chinese Heparin is suing Tyco Healthcare, claiming that the ...

Heparins are a group of related compounds comprised of a mixture of glycosaminoglycans usually derived from porcine intestine. They exert their effect by binding to antithrombin, which inhibits both ...