Heparin Syringes Might be Contaminated, Covidien Ltd. Warns

Another company, Covidien Ltd., has recalled a heparin product. Covidien announced a recall of its prefilled syringes containing heparin on Friday, after the company said it was informed by its supplier, Scientific Protein Laboratories, that two lots of Heparin Sodium USP active pharmaceutical ingredient it received might contaminated with the same chemical recently found in heparin recalled by Baxter Healthcare over the past few months. Scientific Protein Laboratories also supplied a contaminated ingredients to Baxter for its heparin, which has been linked to more than 700 serious reactions and possibly 19 deaths among patient in the US.

The Covidien heparin recall came just a week after another company, B. Braun Medical, initiated its own heparin recall as a precautionary measure, and American Health Packaging, a unit of AmerisourceBergen Corp, said it was voluntarily recalling 1,421 units of heparin injection vials as part of Baxter’ broader recall. Heparin sourced from China has also been recalled in German, France, Italy, Denmark and Japan, and the US Food & Drug Administration (FDA) is currently detaining all heparin imports to the US at their points of entry until they can be subjected to further testing. (more…)

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