Medscape

Baxter recalls all remaining heparin vial products

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 ...
Drug Store News

FDA heralds Baxter's voluntary recall of heparin

ROCKVILLE, Md. Baxter International announced Thursday that the company is proceeding with the voluntary recall of all remaining lots and doses of its heparin sodium injection multi-dose, single-dose ...
Business Wire

APP Pharmaceuticals Announces Marketing Clearance of Preservative-Free Heparin Lock Flush Solution, USP

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--APP Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Fresenius Kabi Pharmaceuticals Holding, Inc. (NASDAQ:APCVZ), announced today that it has received clearance ...
FierceBiotech

Baxter to Proceed With Recall of Remaining Heparin Sodium Vial Products

The FDA has now concluded that there is sufficient capacity on the part of other suppliers that Baxter's recall will not jeopardize access to this drug, and has told Baxter that the company can now ...
ascopubs.org

Prevention of Central Venous Catheter–Related Infections and Thrombotic Events in Immunocompromised Children by the Use of Vancomycin/Ciprofloxacin/Heparin Flush Solution: A ...

PURPOSE: To determine whether an antibiotic flush solution containing vancomycin, heparin, and ciprofloxacin (VHC) can prevent the majority of line infections. PATIENTS AND METHODS: A prospective ...
Medscape

Nationwide Recall of Two IV Catheter Flushes

Feb. 1, 2005 -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a nationwide warning against the use of preloaded syringes containing either heparin or sodium chloride intravenous catheter ...
Cleveland.com

Recall of blood thinner heparin leads to concern about supplies

A mass recall of heparin has health-care providers concerned about supplies of the blood thinner that is used to clear intravenous lines and prevent clots in surgical and dialysis patients. Baxter ...
FiercePharma

FDA seeks 3 years of heparin test results from APP Pharmaceuticals

APP also did not show that it investigated whether other batches may have been out of spec. "We are also concerned about a potentially related trend of OOS assay results for other batches of heparin ...
Monthly Prescribing Reference

Covidien Monoject Prefill Flush Syringes Recalled

Covidien announced a voluntary recall of certain lots of Monoject prefill flush syringes. This recall is following the risk that a number of the syringes were filled with water but not subjected to ...
Becker's Hospital Review

Bloodstream infection outbreak in 4 states may be linked to heparin syringes

The CDC confirmed 14 cases of bloodstream infections in children across four U.S. states that may be connected to heparin and saline syringes distributed by medical technology company Becton Dickinson ...
Reuters

U.S. investigates bloodstream infections for link to heparin syringes

SHANGHAI/CHICAGO (Reuters) - Health agencies are investigating an outbreak of bloodstream infections in children from four U.S. states that may be linked to heparin and saline syringes made by Becton ...