reactions immediately after being given treatment with Baxter’s heparin drug
have caused considerable alarm among the public and also the medical community.
4 deaths have also been reported of patients who were given the china heparin
drug, which indicates that the heparin adverse reactions may have assumed fatal
proportions. Find out if you too are suffering from any heparin adverse
reactions. If so, you need to consult with our expert team of heparin lawyers to
know about just compensation.
Heparin Side Effects
Generally, various side effects and symptoms are associated
with the use of the heparin drug. Some of these are:
- Itching and burning sensation on the soles of the feet
- Generalized hypersensitivity
- Fever
- Chills
- Mild pain
- Inflammation or redness of the skin
These are the common side effects of heparin. Some of the
more serious side effects which are quite rare in nature include asthma,
gangrene, osteoporosis (after prolonged use of heparin), hemorrhaging, heparin
induced thrombosis (HIT), and pulmonary embolism (plugging of the arteries).
Heparin Symptoms
Beginning November 2007, reports started surfacing about patients, who had
been given the Baxter heparin, suffering from uncommon adverse reactions. The
unusually high number of reports about these adverse reactions to the heparin
drug led to the investigation of the causes behind these adverse reactions.
Although the exact causes are yet to be determined, the Baxter Company has in
the meanwhile called for a heparin recall of existing lots of the drug from the
markets.
Here are the different heparin symptoms that people have
reported to be suffering from after using the Baxter heparin drug:
- Severe stomach pain and discomfort
- Vomiting and nausea
- Loose stools and blood in the stools
- Rapid fall in blood pressure leading to low blood
pressure - Pain in the chest
- Accelerated heart rate
- Fainting spells
- Difficulties in breathing and shortness of breath
- Swelling in the throat
- Increased perspiration
- Drug ineffectiveness
- Watery eyes
- ifficulty opening the mouth
- Abnormal bleeding.
Some people have also suffered heparin shock and there have
been 4 cases of death too.
All these adverse reactions to the heparin drug have been
observed in patients who were undergoing one of the following three medical
treatments:
- Invasive cardiovascular
procedures - Dialysis for kidney failure
- Apheresis procedures
The FDA has issued a press release advising customers to
stop the use of Baxter heparin. However, if you have already been given the
potentially harmful china heparin and have suffered adverse medical reactions
due to it, you could be entitled to damages. Do consult with our heparin lawyers
immediately!
