Contaminant Found in Recalled Heparin

19 people are confirmed dead from allergic reactions associated to heparin use and 785 adverse reports have been linked to heparin since January of last year.
Baxter Healthcare identified the contaminant through sophisticated nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy and finds the fake heparin is similar to the blood thinner in its molecular makeup, but not identical.
The company doesn’t know if the contamination is accidental or intentional but it has been found in some five to 20 percent of the active pharmaceuticals in some heparin.
It’s also not known if the contaminant is what has led to so many injuries but the heparin lots associated with illnesses were all found to have the contaminant. What is also still undetermined is whether the Chinese plant is the source of the contamination.

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