Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun 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.
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- noun medicine, biochemistry A
glycosaminoglycan , originally isolated fromliver cells, now madesynthetically for medical use, used as ananticoagulant
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- 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
Etymologies
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Examples
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The FDA said people who have heparin from the recalled lots should discontinue use immediately.
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Amphastar said its imported heparin product presents "no threat whatsoever to the drug-consuming public" because that heparin is not intended for consumers.
Drug Maker Sues FDA on Denial of Heparin Imports Alicia Mundy 2010
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APP Pharmaceuticals Inc., of Schaumburg, Ill., also gets the active ingredient for much of its heparin from a Chinese supplier.
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Here is the lot number and other identifying information for the recalled heparin:
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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.
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Baxter International Inc. and a German company have recalled heparin products that were found to be contaminated.
Three More European Countries Recall Heparin Jeanne Whalen, Thomas M. Burton 2008
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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.
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(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.)
Hospitals Tackle 2008
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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.
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There is a potential worry for the U.S. in the new recalls of heparin, which is made from pig intestines.
Three More European Countries Recall Heparin Jeanne Whalen, Thomas M. Burton 2008
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There was the dreaded heparin lock, an intravenous tube embedded in a vein of my arm that provided the nurses and doctors with quick access to my blood.
I Was a 4-Year-Old Trapped in a Teenager’s Body Patrick Burleigh 2019
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