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Company kept heparin on market during tests

CARLY WEEKS

From Wednesday's Globe and Mail

Latest comment posted at 10:03 AM EDT 27/03/08

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  1. Lee Turner from Canada writes: From where I sit, looks like 19 counts of reckless endangerment causing death. But the law only applies to private citizens, I guess...the little people.
  2. Green Canada from Canada writes: ...and once approved Health Canada will go back to obscurity, ensuring the "client" being served is the big pharm shareholders, leaving the public interest out in the cold.
  3. D J from Canada writes: why hasn't a list of products with lot numbers and expiry dates been published? Heparin is sold under trade names - like Fragmin made by Pfizer. Is this included in the recall?

    Good old Health Canada - sitting on its thumbs again.
  4. D. Clearwater from Lethbridge, AB, Canada writes: D J from Canada writes: "Good old Health Canada - sitting on its thumbs again."

    Very true D.J., and I am sure that it is the public's fault for failing to understand that nothing should ever, ever stand in the way of the market and potential profits for shareholders.
  5. R. M. from Regina, Canada writes: Boy does this ever have the same ring to as the tainted blood "scandal" of a number of years ago.
  6. harry carnie from Northern,B.C., Canada writes: Well of course the company continued to market the product.........how else would they know it was unsafe until it was obviously killing people?

    Most company policies(accountant driven) always accepts;
    taking a chance to make 100.grand (profit)
    even if the damages are in the millions(with loss of lives)
    It is a business tradition,not only in North America..but around the world in general as well
  7. gordon scott from anywhere, Canada writes: I first sent an email on Feb 13th to federal Health Minister Tony Clement to express my concern regarding Canada's heparin supply coming from China’s pig farms in an unregulated manner.

    I have never received a reply or even an acknowledgement.

    When it comes to the safety of imported pharmaceutical drugs as well as pharmaceutical ingredients Health Canada has its head pushed firmly into the sand. Our opposition also appears to be doing nothing on this issue.
  8. harry carnie from Northern,B.C., Canada writes: gordon scott............well do not get upset.....
    "toodle" down to Walmart and buy some cheap Chinese made product...you will feel better.
  9. Andre Seguin from Montreal, Canada writes: Amazing is it not, how a blood thinner that may save your life can end up killing you.

    Shades of the tainted tylenol caplets scandal of 2 decades ago.

    What kind of closure will the relatives of victims be offered now. A token payment that will never bring the dead back to life.

    How about 50 years of community service if found guilty on all charges of product tampering?

    These large pharmaceutical companies obtain patents that protect them from generic drugs and they end up charging an arm an a leg for drugs that kill instead of heal. Where is the F.D.A. in all of this, casually sitting in the sidelines waiting for the other shoe to drop.

    Stick to the tried and tested reliability of plain old Bayer aspirin.It as been aroung for ages and as not killed anyone yet to the best of my knowledge.

  10. Jack Jones from Clearwater, BC, Canada writes: Well of course they keppt it on the market

    That's how you make $$$$$$$$$$$$ in Big Pharma!

    Keep the shareholders happy?

    Oh the patients, oh don worry about dem mang, they will be dead soon!
  11. John Doucette from Manotick, Canada writes: Whats the odd death when the profit is there?

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