The Contamination Crisis Story - Tampered meds that led to 100s of sick people and deaths - Heparin

LEARN MORE ABOUT THE IMPACT OF FAILED INSPECTIONS & ACT NOW: https://medshadow.org/safer-medicines/ This crisis, which the FDA believes was caused by profit-driven motivations, revealed several issues in supply chain management and regulatory oversight. Manufacturing quality issues went unnoticed. This crisis happened in 2007-2008. So why bring it up now? While Baxter’s heparin is theoretically much more quality-controlled now, there are a number of drugs on the market today that aren’t. ---- Sources: https://apnews.com/aa31122e673a46a9ac1041e360ae3315 In brief. BMJ. 2008 Apr 19;336(7649):852. doi: 10.1136/bmj.39552.462014.4E. PMCID: PMC2323077. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2323077/ Hedlund KD, Coyne DP, Sanford DM, Huddelson J. The heparin recall of 2008. Perfusion. 2013 Jan;28(1):61-5. doi: 10.1177/0267659112462274. Epub 2012 Oct 5. PMID: 23042900. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23042900/ ----- Written By: Grace Choi Producer: Dante Steward, MBA MedShadow Foundation is a health and wellness nonprofit journalism organization created to help protect people from the side effects of medications. MedShadow protects lives by uncovering the hidden and minimized risks of medicines so that everyone has the ability to make truly informed decisions about the risks, benefits, and alternatives to medicines. MedShadow is not influenced by, nor takes funding from, the pharmaceutical industry. Visit medshadow.org for more health and wellness resources, including articles, videos, guides, and more. Prevention is better than a cure. Disclaimer: Talk to your healthcare provider about any concerns you have about your medicines. MedShadow Foundation does not provide medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment.