Heparin, a blood thinning medication administered to hundreds of thousands of people every day, was at the center of a tainted drug scandal earlier this year. The raw ingredient used to make heparin, which is sourced from manufacturers in China, was found to be contaminated with a counterfeit ingredient. In many patients, tainted heparin caused anaphylaxis – a severe and sudden allergic reaction – which in some cases proved fatal…
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