Quaid Sues Drug Maker After Twins' Heparin Overdose¶
News, A. (2007). Quaid Sues Drug Maker After Twins' Heparin Overdose. ABC News.
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- Medication Error
- The infants were supposed to receive Hep-Lock, a diluted heparin flush (10 units/mL), but were instead given heparin at 10,000 units/mL — a thousand-fold overdose
This sourceThe Quaid twins were intended to receive a 10-unit dose of heplock, a diluted version of heparin, but received 10,000 units of heparin. The Quaids were suing the manufacturer, Baxter; the lawsuit suggests the mistake was made because the two bottles 'share remarkably similar blue labels and a common shape'.
- The infants were supposed to receive Hep-Lock, a diluted heparin flush (10 units/mL), but were instead given heparin at 10,000 units/mL — a thousand-fold overdose
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