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Baxter Suspends Heparin Production

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By: Tim Wright

Editor-in-Chief, Contract Pharma

Baxter International, Inc. has temporarily suspended production of heparin, a blood-thinner, due to reports of allergic reactions, including four deaths, primarily in patients undergoing kidney dialysis and heart surgery. Heparin, a generic drug, is widely used in hospitals and dialysis centers. Baxter said it isn’t suspending sales of heparin that was already produced, a decision made in concert with FDA officials to avoid shortages. Baxter supplies about half of the heparin used in the U...

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