URGENT HEPARIN OVERDOSE INFORMATION: Actor Dennis Quaid's newborn twins were reportedly the victims of a medical error involving an overdose of Heparin while at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in California. The twins and one other infant were reportedly given 1,000 times the intended dose of Heparin—the 10,000 units/mL vial of Heparin instead of the 10 units/mL vial. In 2006, three infants died after the same mistake was made in an Indiana hospital. The two Heparin products both had blue labeling:

These deaths prompted the FDA to notify health professionals of the potential for life-threatening medication errors involving the two Heparin products:

• Heparin Sodium Injection 10,000 units/mL
• HEP-LOCK U/P 10 units/mL
  

Even after the FDA warned hospitals of this potential for error, Heparin overdoses are still occurring. Pritzker | Ruohonen, a nationally-recognized product liability law firm, is accepting cases involving injury and death as a result of a Heparin overdose. If your child has been injured or has died after the receiving Heparin, you may have a case against the manufacturer of the Heparin product, the hospital where the medication error occurred (in this case Cedars-Sinai Medical Center), and others. For Heparin overdose lawsuit information, contact Pritzker | Ruohonen toll free at 1-888-377-8900 or fill out the firm's online consultation form located on the right-hand side of this page.

Attorney Fred Pritzker has over 30 years of product liability and medical malpractice lawasuit experience and has recovered millions for clients. In addition to his many other accomplishments, he is a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum and a Certified Trial Specialist. In recognition of his accomplishments, he has been selected by other lawyers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America. Pritzker | Ruohonen is a national law firm and represents clients throughout the United States.

Posted November 2007.

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