heparin

IPA: hˈɛpɝɪn

(biochemistry, pharmacology) A compound occurring in the liver and other tissues which inhibits blood coagulation. A sulfur-containing polysaccharide, it is used as an anticoagulant in the treatment of thrombosis.

Examples of "heparin" in Sentences

Here is the lot number and other identifying information for the recalled heparin:
The FDA said people who have heparin from the recalled lots should discontinue use immediately.
There is a potential worry for the U.S. in the new recalls of heparin, which is made from pig intestines.
Baxter International Inc. and a German company have recalled heparin products that were found to be contaminated.
APP Pharmaceuticals Inc., of Schaumburg, Ill., also gets the active ingredient for much of its heparin from a Chinese supplier.
If you have suffered adverse events or side effects related to the recalled heparin, the FDA encourages you to report it to its MedWatch program.
Amphastar said its imported heparin product presents "no threat whatsoever to the drug-consuming public" because that heparin is not intended for consumers.
Oversulfated chondroitin sulfate is chemically similar to the active ingredient in heparin, which is derived from pig intestines, and FDA officials have said it is cheaper to make.
(In an unrelated development, Baxter is recalling heparin vials amid a Food and Drug Administration investigation of reports of allergic reactions and deaths that appear to be linked to manufacturing problems.)
KEILAR: The Food and Drug Administration has just finished inspecting a drug factory in China that makes the active ingredient in heparin, that is the blood thinner that is under recall, linked to four deaths and hundreds of sick patients.