What types of heparin-related side effects or adverse reactions have been reported?
The Food & Drug Administration’s (FDA) Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) has received 97 reports for adverse events occurring between Jan. 1 2008 and May 14, 2008 associated with heparin-containing devices. These reports include 11 deaths and 86 non-fatal events. Sixty-nine of the 97 reports noted the presence of at least one allergic, gastrointestinal and/or hypotensive symptom.
