Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Heparin Contamination: What You Need to Know

Reports about contaminated supplies of the blood thinner heparin raise a number of big, unsettling questions about the global economy, the FDA's ability to police imports of drug ingredients and patient vulnerability.   Contaminated batches of the drug have been found in 10 countries and the U...
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Sue
Sue
4/24/08 1:00pm

Thanks Craig  - this is pretty scary stuff.  Funny how some things get the medical world in an uproar and others don't.  More and more I fear how we are at the mercy of polictical and government actions ( or inactions).  Maybe it is just more pronounced these days.

 

I think I know the anser to this but I'll ask anyway in the hope we generate some dialogue.  Why can we not produce these medicines in the United States?  Of course it the cost is of concenr, but are there other reasons?  Or is it always the bottom line.

 

All the best, sue (moderator)

 

For more information on government and political, check out our HealthCare '08 site.

Sue
Sue
4/24/08 1:00pm

Thanks Craig  - this is pretty scary stuff.  Funny how some things get the medical world in an uproar and others don't.  More and more I fear how we are at the mercy of polictical and government actions ( or inactions).  Maybe it is just more pronounced these days.

 

I think I know the anser to this but I'll ask anyway in the hope we generate some dialogue.  Why can we not produce these medicines in the United States?  Of course it the cost is of concenr, but are there other reasons?  Or is it always the bottom line.

 

All the best, sue (moderator)

 

For more information on government and political, check out our HealthCare '08 site.

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