Bristol-Myers Recalls Coumadin Blood Thinner For Being Over Potent

Here we go again with recalls and no system to easily identify and hope nothing gets missed as this is an important recall so say the least with a tablet was more potent than stated.  With Coumadin being a blood thinner we can all figure out what means.  Shall we go back and revisit Dennis Quaid as a reminder?  He made a movie about it too.  The link below will bring more of this to light. 

Dennis Quaid Produces Documentary About Patient Safety - Chasing Zero: Winning the War on Healthcare Harm

Again, if a cell phone could be used as a scanner to find the affected bottles, it would certainly help the cause when locating recalled drugs.  BD

Microsoft Tags on CBS Early Show – Wake Up FDA, Pharma and Medical Device Companies –Scan Those Drugs, Medical Devices and Synchronize with an FDA Tag Data Base – Recalls, Theft Tracking and More….

So what does a consumer do, talk to your pharmacist….again sad we have technology to solve a lot of this today and nobody’s listening.  BD 

NEW YORK — Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. said Monday it is recalling one production lot of its blood thinner Coumadin after finding a tablet that was too potent.

The company said it tested a returned bottle of Coumadin and found that one tablet was more potent than expected.

An excessive dose of Coumadin, or warfarin, could create an increased risk of bleeding.

Bristol-Myers recalls Coumadin blood thinner - Health - msnbc.com

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