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Blood-Thinner Heparin Cost Man His Toes, Lawsuit Says  -  ‎Dec 18, 2009‎
...linked to a counterfeit active ingredient and deadly overdoses caused by confusion between the full-strength drug and a diluted form, called Hep-Lock. ... Attorney at Law

Baxter Recalls Rest of Heparin Products  -  Feb 29, 2008
By Steven Reinberg. THURSDAY, Feb. 28 (HealthDay News) -- Baxter Healthcare Corp., the pharmaceutical company at the center of recent problems with its ... Washington Post

Three babies' deaths show hospital flaws - Indiana incident points...  -  Sep 25, 2006
Hep-lock - a lesser dosage of heparin that is routinely used to keep intravenous lines open in premature babies - arrives at the hospital in premeasured ... $2.95 - Philadelphia Inquirer - NewsBank

FDA REGULATION AND STATE LIABILITY CLAIMS  -  May 14, 2008
Chairman Waxman and Members of the Committee: Thank you for inviting my wife, Kimberly, and me here today to share our experience as parents of two infants ... $19.95 - Congressional Quarterly - Alacra Store

Drug Mix-Up Results in 3 Babies' Deaths.  -  Sep 22, 2006
Hep-lock _ a lesser dosage of heparin that is routinely used to keep intravenous lines open in premature babies _ arrives at the hospital in premeasured ... Free with registration - America's Intelligence Wire - AccessMyLibrary.com

Heparin Product Similarities Linked to Fatal Medication Errors  -  Feb 9, 2007
February 9, 2007 — The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Baxter Healthcare Corp have warned healthcare professionals via letter regarding the ... Medscape

Quaid fights medical scourge  -  Mar 15, 2008
LOS ANGELES: In a major campaign against shoddy hospitals, actor Dennis Quaid has given a detailed account of the medical mistakes that nearly killed his ... NEWS.com.au

Comments on: Dennis Quaid Recounts Twins' Drug Ordeal - CBS News  -  Mar 13, 2008
One is spelled HEP LOCK and the other HEPARIN. Nurses should follow the five "rights" of medication administration to avoid medication errors: the right ... CBS News

Article: Fatal Drug Mix-Up Exposes Hospital Flaws - AP Online | …  -  Sep 22, 2006
Fatal Drug Mix-Up Exposes Hospital Flaws ... find AP Online articles. INDIANAPOLIS - Early last Saturday, nurses at an Indianapolis hospital went to the ... Pay-Per-View - Associated Press/AP Online - HighBeam Research

Fatal Drug Mix-Up Exposes Hospital Flaws | Article from AP Online | …  -  Sep 23, 2006
Fatal Drug Mix-Up Exposes Hospital Flaws ... find AP Online articles. INDIANAPOLIS - Early last Saturday, nurses at an Indianapolis hospital went to the ... Pay-Per-View - Associated Press/AP Online - HighBeam Research

Fatal Medication Errors With Heparin Products  -  Feb 8, 2007
...potential for life threatening medication errors involving two Heparin products, Heparin Sodium Injection 10000 units/mL, and HEP-LOCK U/P 10 units/mL. ... DG News

Listings - 60 MINUTES on CBS | TheFutonCritic.com  -  Mar 16, 2008
...[NOTE: The following article is a press release issued by the aforementioned network and/or company. Any errors, typos, etc. are attributed to the original ... Futon Critic - The Futon Critic

Drug Mix-Up Results in 3 Babies' Deaths | Article from AP Online | …  -  Sep 22, 2006
Drug Mix-Up Results in 3 Babies' Deaths ... find AP Online articles. INDIANAPOLIS - Early last Saturday, nurses at an Indianapolis hospital went to the drug ... Pay-Per-View - Associated Press/AP Online - HighBeam Research

Heparin Administration Safety Alert  -  Feb 9, 2007
Baxter has issued a medication safety alert notifying health care professionals about the possibility for life-threatening medication errors involving 2 ... Facts and Comparisons

Baxter to Proceed with Recall of Remaining Heparin Sodium Vial …  -  Mar 17, 2008
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — DEERFIELD, ILL., FEBRUARY 28, 2008 – BAXTER INTERNATIONAL INC. ANNOUNCED TODAY THAT THE COMPANY IS PROCEEDING WITH THE ... US Recall News - US Recall News (press release)

Drug Mix-Up Results in 3 Babies' Deaths | Article from AP Online | …  -  Sep 22, 2006
Hep-lock - a lesser dosage of heparin that is routinely used to keep intravenous lines open in premature babies - arrives at the hospital in premeasured ... Pay-Per-View - Associated Press/AP Online - HighBeam Research

Dennis Quaid's Children Nearly Killed by Heparin Drug  -  Sep 1, 2008
...(NaturalNews) Admitted to a hospital for a routine staph infection treatment, the newborn twins of movie star Dennis Quaid were almost killed when hospital ... Natural News.com

Mississippi Reports - DEARMAN v. CHRISTIAN, 2006-CA-01759-SCT ( …  -  Aug 23, 2007
DEARMAN v. CHRISTIAN, 2006-CA-01759-SCT (Miss. 2007) 967 So.2d 636 Kathy A. DEARMAN v. Ron CHRISTIAN, MD No. 2006-CA-01759-SCT. Supreme Court of Mississippi ... Pay-Per-View - Mississippi Reports - Loislaw

Drug Mix-up That Killed Infants Exposes Medical Flaws .Nurses …  -  Sep 23, 2006
INDIANAPOLIS - Early last Saturday, nurses at an Indianap olis hospital went to the drug cabinet in the newborn intensive-care unit to get bloodthmner for ... Ocala Star-Banner - Google News Archive

Dennis Quaid's Newborns Given Accidental Overdose  -  Nov 21, 2007
What should have been a blessed time for actor Dennis Quaid and his wife, Kimberly Buffington, turned into a time of anguish and anxiety, ... ABC News

Press Release: Baxter to Proceed With Recall of Remaining Heparin …  -  Feb 28, 2008
Baxter to Proceed With Recall of Remaining Heparin Sodium Vial Products. from PR Newswire. Highbeam Research – FREE Trial. Pay-Per-View - PR Newswire - HighBeam Research

Hospitals try new medication safeguards; bar-coding seen as one way...  -  Oct 2, 2006
Clarian Health Partners CEO Dan Evans said he's unsure whether new technology meant to prevent medication errors could have helped to avert the recent ... Free with registration - Indianapolis Business Journal - AccessMyLibrary.com

Dennis Quaid Sues Baxter Over Newborn Twins' Injury  -  Dec 4, 2007
By Andrew Harris. Dec. 4 (Bloomberg) -- Actor Dennis Quaid, star of films including ``The Right Stuff'' and ``The Day After Tomorrow,'' sued Baxter ... Bloomberg

Co .Sit .Fay. Delivery .  -  Jun 21, 2008
...support, and the ways in which they were able to antici pate issues I might have and address them before they be came pressing. ... Merced Sun-Star - Google News Archive

REP. HENRY A. WAXMAN HOLDS A HEARING ON FDA'S DRUG AND …  -  May 15, 2008
REP. HENRY A. WAXMAN HOLDS A HEARING ON FDA'S DRUG AND DEVICE STATE LAWSUIT PRE-EMPTION. May 15, 2008. HOUSE COMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT AND GOVERNMENT REFORM ... $19.95 - Congressional Quarterly - Alacra Store

Drug error not fault of Baxter  -  Dec 10, 2007
While it is regrettable that a nurse apparently made a mistake and administered the wrong drug to actor Dennis Quaid's children, this hardly justifies the ... $2.95 - Chicago Sun-Times - NewsBank

FDA says recalled heparin contained contaminant  -  Mar 5, 2008
By Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY. In a finding eerily similar to the contamination of pet food last year, the Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday that ... USA Today

Article: FINDINGS - The Washington Post | HighBeam Research - FREE …  -  Feb 10, 2007
FINDINGS ... find The Washington Post articles. Up to 20 percent of women who develop lung cancer have never smoked, researchers found in a study that ... Pay-Per-View - Washington Post - HighBeam Research

FINDINGS  -  Feb 10, 2007
Writing in yesterday's issue of the Journal of Clinical Oncology, [Heather Wakelee] and epidemiologist Ellen Chang said they tracked the incidence of lung ... Pay-Per-View - Washington Post - ProQuest Archiver

Drug may be linked to more deaths US widens recall of blood thinner …  -  Mar 1, 2008
There have been no adverse reaction reports involving the latter product, called Hep-Lock heparin flush products. "We have assurance from the U.S. Food and ... Pay-Per-View - International Herald Tribune - HighBeam Research

Warning: labels; Dennis Quaid, wife say their twins were seriously...  -  Dec 5, 2007
Warning: labels; Dennis Quaid, wife say their twins were seriously injured after health care provider gave babies wrong concentration of drug because vials ... Pay-Per-View - Chicago Sun-Times - HighBeam Research

Drug may be linked to additional deaths US expanding recall of blood ...  -  Mar 1, 2008
Drug may be linked to additional deaths US expanding recall of blood thinner ... find International Herald Tribune articles. Walt Bogdanich The New York ... Pay-Per-View - International Herald Tribune - HighBeam Research

Bloomberg Printer-Friendly Page  -  May 14, 2008
CHICAGO, May 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Last month a lawsuit was filed against Deerfield, Illinois-based Baxter International Inc. on behalf of Davenport, ... Bloomberg

Autopsy Planned For Newborn Given Heparin  -  Jul 9, 2008
Dennis Quaid's newborn twins nearly died when they were mistakenly given a drug overdose. The actor and his wife speak out to draw attention to hospital ... CBS News

My breech challenge.  -  Dec 22, 2006
I requested a hep lock instead of an IV to allow freedom of movement. My nurses were both well experienced in breech births. I labored mostly on the toilet ... Free with registration - Special Delivery - AccessMyLibrary.com

Second Baby Dies in Heparin Overdose Tragedy  -  Jul 11, 2008
Over a dozen premature babies were overdosed with the blood thinner, Heparin, at Christus Spohn Hospital South in Corpus Christi, Texas. ... Newsinferno.com

Baxter Recalls Heparin Products  -  Mar 7, 2008
Baxter International recently announced a voluntary recall of all remaining lots and doses of its heparin sodium injection multidose and single-dose vials ... FDA news - FDA news (subscription)

What are you using?  -  Apr 22, 2007
Quick Clot also is proven to work on Hepronized blood and I see a lot of post hospital patients who still have a hep lock in place as I operate near inner ... EMS Magazine

The Nation Indiana baby deaths show flaws in system .  -  Sep 22, 2006
INDIANAPOLIS — Early last Saturday, nurses at an Indi anapolis hospital went to the drug cabinet in the newborn intensive care unit to get bloodthinner for ... Bangor Daily News - Google News Archive

Label mix-up leads to infant deaths.(LATEBREAKERS)(Brief article)  -  Feb 19, 2007
Medication errors involving the use of heparin sodium injection 10000 units/ml instead of hep-lock 10 units/ ml have led to three infant deaths. ... Free with registration - Drug Topics - AccessMyLibrary.com

Heparin overdoses bring changes.  -  Oct 23, 2006
Medication safety experts nationwide were dismayed but not surprised upon hearing the tragic news that three premature infants died after receiving a fatal ... $4.95 - Drug Topics - ECNext

FDA FOREIGN DRUG INSPECTION PROGRAM  -  Apr 30, 2008
Deborah M. Autor Director Office of Compliance Center for Drug Evaluation and Research Food and Drug Administration Department of Health and Human ... $19.95 - Congressional Quarterly - Alacra Store

Dennis Quaid Recounts Twins' Drug Ordeal  -  Aug 24, 2008
Dennis Quaid's newborn twins nearly died when they were mistakenly given a drug overdose. The actor and his wife share their story to draw attention to ... CBS News

Article: AR: Dr. prescribed over phone--no exam of Pt.: both hospital...  -  Jul 1, 2005
AR: Dr. prescribed over phone--no exam of Pt.: both hospital and Drs. sued after patient died.(Hospital Law Decisions of Note) ... find Hospital Law's Regan ... Pay-Per-View - Hospital Law's Regan Report - HighBeam Research

FDA identifies heparin contaminant  -  Mar 28, 2008
WASHINGTON—The US Food and Drug Administration and the Chinese government said yesterday they found a contaminant in batches of Baxter's heparin, ... Renal Business Today

Baxter International Banned Its Heparin Blood-Thinning Products  -  Mar 2, 2008
A global healthcare company Baxter International has stopped selling its heparin blood-thinning products, due to under suspicion for 21 deaths and hundreds ... TopNews

JAMA -- Heparin Problem, March 26, 2008, Kuehn 299 (12): 1417  -  Mar 26, 2008
You are seeing this message because your Web browser does not support basic Web standards. Find out more about why this message is appearing and what you ... Journal of American Medical Association - Journal of American Medical Association...

Article: Fatal Drug Mix-Up Exposes Hospital Flaws - AP Online | …  -  Sep 22, 2006
And they apparently didn't notice that the label said "heparin," not "hep-lock," and that it was dark blue instead of baby blue. ... Pay-Per-View - Associated Press/AP Online - HighBeam Research

Is pharma's supply chain safe?  -  Jul 1, 2008
Between November 2007 and February 2008 there was an increase in the number of recorded deaths following injection of heparin. ... Pharmaceutical Technology Magazine

Baxter (BAX) to Proceed With Recall of Remaining Heparin Sodium Vial ...  -  Feb 28, 2008
Baxter International (NYSE: BAX) announced that the company is proceeding with the voluntary recall of all remaining lots and doses of its heparin sodium ... StreetInsider.com - StreetInsider.com (subscription)

It was the scariest time in my life: Dennis Quaid  -  Apr 13, 2008
...“It was the scariest time in my entire life,� Dennis Quaid says. “Those 41 hours were really frightening, but we had a happy ending.� ... Indiainfo.com

Article: Drug Mix-Up Results in 3 Babies' Deaths - AP Online |...  -  Sep 22, 2006
Drug Mix-Up Results in 3 Babies' Deaths ... find AP Online articles. INDIANAPOLIS - Early last Saturday, nurses at an Indianapolis hospital went to the drug ... Pay-Per-View - Associated Press/AP Online - HighBeam Research

Article: Fatal Drug Mix-Up Exposes Hospital Flaws - AP Online | …  -  Sep 22, 2006
Fatal Drug Mix-Up Exposes Hospital Flaws ... find AP Online articles. INDIANAPOLIS - Early last Saturday, nurses at an Indianapolis hospital went to the ... Pay-Per-View - Associated Press/AP Online - HighBeam Research

Article: Fatal Drug Mix-Up Exposes Hospital Flaws - AP Online | …  -  Sep 23, 2006
Fatal Drug Mix-Up Exposes Hospital Flaws ... find AP Online articles. INDIANAPOLIS - Early last Saturday, nurses at an Indianapolis hospital went to the ... Pay-Per-View - Associated Press/AP Online - HighBeam Research

Press Release: Illinois Pharmaceutical Manufacturer Sued for Injuries...  -  May 14, 2008
Illinois Pharmaceutical Manufacturer Sued for Injuries to Kentucky Resident. from PR Newswire. Highbeam Research – FREE Trial. Pay-Per-View - PR Newswire - HighBeam Research

Press Release: Illinois Pharmaceutical Manufacturer Named in Yet …  -  May 14, 2008
Illinois Pharmaceutical Manufacturer Named in Yet Another Heparin Lawsuit After Virginia Resident Dies. from PR Newswire. Highbeam Research – FREE Trial. Pay-Per-View - PR Newswire - HighBeam Research

Article: PA: RN's 'right to comp.' fought by employer: 'reasonable...  -  Mar 1, 2007
PA: RN's 'right to comp.' fought by employer: 'reasonable grounds' for challenge existed.(Legal Case Briefs for Nurses) ... find Nursing Law's Regan Report ... Pay-Per-View - Nursing Law's Regan Report - HighBeam Research

GA: discharged pt. called hospital pre stroke: nurse admits--"possible...  -  Sep 1, 2007
GA: discharged pt. called hospital pre stroke: nurse admits--"possible" she failed to notify Dr.(Legal Case Briefs for Nurses) ... find Nursing Law's Regan ... Pay-Per-View - Nursing Law's Regan Report - HighBeam Research

Article: MI: home health nurse injured in fall on ice: should she...  -  Jun 1, 2006
MI: home health nurse injured in fall on ice: should she have followed her path of entry?(Michigan, Nichole Budnick) ... find Nursing Law's Regan Report ... Pay-Per-View - Nursing Law's Regan Report - HighBeam Research

Article: LA: did lab error result in insulin error?: case against...  -  Oct 1, 2006
LA: did lab error result in insulin error?: case against hospital remanded for trial.(Hospital Law Decisions of Note) ... find Hospital Law's Regan Report ... Pay-Per-View - Hospital Law's Regan Report - HighBeam Research

GA: nurse insisted pt. "take" wrong meds: cardiac arrest resulted...  -  Jan 1, 2008
GA: nurse insisted pt. "take" wrong meds: cardiac arrest resulted from OD on meds.(Legal Case Briefs for Nurses) ... find Nursing Law's Regan Report ... Pay-Per-View - Nursing Law's Regan Report - HighBeam Research

AR: forensic RN testified in child rape case: testimony allowed in …  -  Mar 1, 2008
AR: forensic RN testified in child rape case: testimony allowed in evidence-failure to object.(Legal Case Briefs for Nurses)(Case overview) ... find Nursing ... Pay-Per-View - Nursing Law's Regan Report - HighBeam Research





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