HEPARIN OVERDOSES CAN KILL. ACTOR DENNIS QUAID TO RECEIVE $750,000 FROM LA HOSPITAL FOR MEDICAL ERROR.
Heparin, a drug made by Baxter Healthcare Corp. has been embroiled in multiple lawsuits regarding both contamination and overdoses due to dangerous packaging. Heparin, an anti-coagulant or blood thinner, is used to thin and prevent blood clots in both adults and children. A scandal regarding contaminated Heparin from a plant in China resulted in a large Heparin recall. When the twin infants of actor Dennis Quaid were nearly killed from a Heparin overdose, the misleading packaging of Heparin was thrust into the media spotlight. Quaid has filed a negligence lawsuit against the makers of Heparin. Both Heparin contaminations and overdoses can lead to death. To learn more about the deadly hazards of Heparin, go to our website at www.alawpro.com. Have you or a loved on been injured or killed from a Heparin incident in California? Then call 1-800-ALAWPRO to speak with a lawyer for free.
The actor Dennis Quaid and his wife have reached a $750,000 with Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles in regards to their infant twins' near-fatal Heparin overdose. Similar packaging for different amounts of Heparin has resulted in babies receiving 1,000 times more Heparin than intended. At Cedars-Sinai, the Quaid babies were accidentally given this type of Heparin overdose by nurses who extracted medication from the wrong vials. Per the hospital, three separate lapses in safety protocol led to the overdose. Cedars has already been fined $25,000 by California regulators for not following procedure regarding pediatric use of Heparin. Additionally, the Quaid family has filed a negligence lawsuit against Baxter, the makers of Heparin. The suit states that Baxter's Heparin packaging design and labels are dangerous, and that Baxter chose not to recall the confusingly packaged vials, even though they knew of their deadly potential.
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