Heparin Medication Error

The information below involves heparin medication errors. Lawsuits for medication errors involve both medical malpractice and product liability claims.

We are only taking medication error cases. We are not taking cases involving HIT or HITT.

Heparin Medication Errors

Medication errors can involve products that look similar to each other. In the case of Heparin, two Heparin products with similar blue labeling are being mistaken for each other. One product delivers 10,000 units/mL of Heparin and the other product delivers only 10 units/mL. In three instances, infants died after being given the 10,000 units/mL product instead of the 10 units/mL product. The FDA and Baxter, the manufacturer of Heparin, have notified healthcare professionals of this potential life-threatening medication error.

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