Deerfield, IL - Baxter International is now recalling from the market all remaining lots and doses of its heparin sodium multidose and single-dose vials for injection and its heparin lock flush ...

ROCKVILLE, Md. Baxter International announced Thursday that the company is proceeding with the voluntary recall of all remaining lots and doses of its heparin sodium injection multi-dose, single-dose ...

Taurolidine is an antibacterial and antifungal agent with a mechanism of action that is less prone to development of antimicrobial resistance. A taurolidine/heparin lock solution carries a lower risk ...

In addition to the previously recalled lots of heparin sodium injection 1000 units/mL 10mL and 30mL multi- dose vials, Baxter's recall will now include the remaining lots of those products and heparin ...

February 9, 2007 — The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Baxter Healthcare Corp have warned healthcare professionals via letter regarding the potential for life-threatening substitution errors ...

This is the first FDA-approved antimicrobial catheter lock solution. The FDA has approved taurolidine plus heparin (DefenCath®) catheter lock solution to reduce catheter-related bloodstream infections ...

It's a grim trifecta of heparin news today. Regulators say they've now found 21 deaths that may be linked to Baxter's recalled blood thinner. FDA inspectors uncovered quality-control problems at the ...

Ethanol locks have the ability to prevent central venous catheter-associated bloodstream infections in pediatric cancer patients, according to the results of a randomized trial published in the ...

Heparins are a group of related compounds comprised of a mixture of glycosaminoglycans usually derived from porcine intestine. They exert their effect by binding to antithrombin, which inhibits both ...

Antimicrobial-containing citrate lock solutions are more effective than heparin lock solutions for the prevention of catheter-related bloodstream infections (CRBSIs), say researchers. In their ...