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ASCO: Direct Oral Anticoagulant Therapy Feasible for Cancer Patients
TUESDAY, June 6, 2023 – Direct oral anticoagulant (DOAC) treatment is noninferior to low-molecular-weight heparin (LMWH) for preventing recurrent venous thromboembolism (VTE) in cancer patients,...
FDA Medwatch Alert: SCA Pharmaceuticals (SCA) Is Issuing a Voluntary Nationwide Recall of Heparin Sodium Compounded Products Due to Incorrect Preservative (Benzyl Alcohol)
August 18, 2020 – Windsor, CT, SCA Pharmaceuticals (SCA) is voluntarily recalling 10 lots of Heparin Sodium to the hospital/user level. The compounded Heparin Sodium bag contains the undeclared...
FDA Medwatch Alert: Heparin Sodium, 1,000 USP Heparin Units/500 mL (2 USP Heparin Units/mL), In 0.9 percent Sodium Chloride Injection, 500 mL by Hospira: Recall - Particulate Matter
ISSUE: Hospira, Inc. announced a voluntary nationwide user-level recall of one lot of Heparin Sodium, 1,000 USP Heparin Units/500 mL (2 USP Heparin Units/mL), in 0.9% Sodium Chloride Injection, 500...
FDA Medwatch Alert: Heparin: Drug Safety Communication - Important change to heparin container labels to clearly state the total drug strength
ISSUE: FDA is notifying health care professionals, caregivers, and patients about a change to the container and carton labels for heparin products. This label change will require manufacturers of...
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