January 22, 2008 — A nationwide recall has been expanded to include all lots of heparin and saline prefilled flushes made by AM2 PAT Inc, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warned healthcare ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced a nationwide recall of all lots of heparin and saline pre-filled flush syringes manufactured by AM2 PAT Inc., of Angier, N.C. Two lots have been found ...

CHICAGO At least 20 hospital patients in Chicago developed infections from the blood-thinning drug. More than 100 Rush University Medical Center outpatients received syringes filled with what appears ...

SHANGHAI/CHICAGO, May 11 (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 ...

ANGIER, N.C., Dec. 21 (UPI) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said a group of pre-filled heparin syringes produced by AM2 Pat Inc. has been recalled due to contamination. The recall of ...

A North Carolina company is accused of bypassing sterilization tests for medical syringes in a cost-cutting move prosecutors say sickened hundreds of patients and led to five deaths. U.S. Attorney ...

An outbreak of bloodstream infections appears to have been caused by the contamination of pre-filled heparin and saline syringes made by a single company, according to a report in the October 12 issue ...

Fresenius Kabi in Lake Zurich said it has introduced four new presentations of Heparin Sodium in the company's proprietary ready-to-administer freeflex containers. Fresenius Kabi introduced the ...

B. Braun Medical has launched the first Heparin 5000 USP Unit/0.5mL prefilled syringe with an attached safety needle for subcutaneous and intravenous use in the US. B. Braun Medical has launched the ...

Overview: Heparin is a blood thinner that is used to prevent or treat blood clots. It may be injected under the skin or into a blood vessel. The most common side effects are irritation at the ...