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The Heparin Trail: China's Role in Supply of Drug Is Under Fire
in The Wall Street Journal by Gordon Fairclough & Thomas M. Burton, 21 February 2008
There's growing concern about the supply chain for heparin, a blood-thinning drug which appears to have played a role in four recent deaths and 350 allergic reactions in US patients. Most of the drug comes from China, where it is often extracted from pig entrails in sausage-casing factories. The Food and Drug Administration says the drug's purification process means it isn't necessary to regulate the source providers, but some doctors believe it's vital to be able to trace the drug back to its raw materials in case of disease outbreaks; US drug companies have already stopped using heparin extracted from cattle thanks to the mad cow disease scares. The story isn't easy on the stomach, but it's fascinating nonetheless.
Posted 1:57, 21 February 2008
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