Heparin sodium injection 10,000 units/mL, and HEP-LOCK U/P 10 units/mL medication errors.

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Heparin sodium injection 10,000 units/mL, and HEP-LOCK U/P 10 units/mL medication errors.

February 21, 2007

MedWatch Safety Alert. Silver Spring, MD: US Food and Drug Administration; February 6, 2007.

This announcement alerts health care providers to the potential for life-threatening errors involving two heparin products and provides recommendations to minimize mistakes.

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