Heparin Adverse Reactions and Heparin Symptoms

Author: Peter Kent

Recent reports of patients suffering from serious adverse 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.

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).

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!

About the Author

Peter Kent is the best-selling author of 50 books and hundreds of newspaper and magazine articles.