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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has received reports of 11 deaths and other adverse events associated with medical devices that contain heparin, a widely used blood thinner that has sparked Congressional inquiries about the agency's oversight of drug manufacturing. The FDA, in documents posted on its Web site Thursday, said it can't determine at this time whether the devices cited in the reports contain contaminated heparin. Most of deaths were reported by families. As a result, FDA spokeswoman Karen Riley said, the agency in many cases can't identify the manufacturer or from which lots the heparin came. The FDA is working to contact the families to try to find more information. ...
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