Heparin

Word HEPARIN
Character 7
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Definitions and meanings of "Heparin"

What do we mean by heparin?

An acidic glycosaminoglycan found especially in lung and liver tissue and having the ability to slow the clotting of blood, used as a drug in the treatment of thrombosis. noun

A glycosaminoglycan, originally isolated from liver cells, now made synthetically for medical use, used as an anticoagulant noun

A polysaccharide produced in basophils (especially in the lung and liver) and that inhibits the activity of thrombin in coagulation of the blood; it (trade names Lipo-Hepin and Liquaemin) is used as an anticoagulant in the treatment of thrombosis and in heart surgery noun

A glycosaminoglycan, originally isolated from liver cells, now made synthetically for medical use, used as an anticoagulant

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The word "heparin" in example sentences

Amphastar said its imported heparin product presents "no threat whatsoever to the drug-consuming public" because that heparin is not intended for consumers. ❋ Alicia Mundy (2010)

The FDA said people who have heparin from the recalled lots should discontinue use immediately. ❋ Unknown (2010)

APP Pharmaceuticals Inc., of Schaumburg, Ill., also gets the active ingredient for much of its heparin from a Chinese supplier. ❋ Unknown (2008)

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. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Here is the lot number and other identifying information for the recalled heparin: ❋ Unknown (2010)

Meanwhile, Chinese officials voiced doubts that a contaminant identified in a blood thinner called heparin was the root cause of severe allergic reactions in hundreds of Americans, suggesting the problem with the drug could have originated in the U.S. ❋ Unknown (2008)

JIAN LUI, UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA: The heparin is the most important anti-coagulant drug and there's not many substitutes. ❋ Unknown (2008)

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. ❋ Unknown (2008)

(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.) ❋ Unknown (2008)

Baxter International Inc., one of the largest suppliers in the U.S., and a German company have recalled heparin products that were found to be contaminated. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Baxter, one of the largest suppliers in the U.S., and a German company have recalled heparin products that were found to be contaminated. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Baxter International Inc. and a German company have recalled heparin products that were found to be contaminated. ❋ Jeanne Whalen, Thomas M. Burton (2008)

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. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Still, the disclosure of a Chinese link to another heparin recall may underscore concerns about oversight of the Chinese drug industry, and particularly its role as a major supplier of raw heparin, which is made from the intestines of pigs. ❋ Anita Greil, Anna Wilde Mathews (2008)

In a statement yesterday, Rotexmedica said that the active pharmaceutical ingredient, or API, from its recalled heparin also came from China. ❋ Unknown (2008)

There is a potential worry for the U.S. in the new recalls of heparin, which is made from pig intestines. ❋ Jeanne Whalen, Thomas M. Burton (2008)

What happened was that they were given a dose of a drug called heparin that was 1,000 times higher than the dose that they were supposed to get, and the two little babies almost died. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Something called heparin was “discovered” by a second-year student at John Hopkins University in 1916. ❋ McDawg (2007)

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