Last week, the Los Angeles Daily Journal reported that the California Pharmacy Board will be citing and fining 94 California hospitals and the head pharmacist at each facility for not removing (and in some cases actually dispensing) contaminated heparin from their hospital pharmacies. (George, Los Angeles Daily Journal, 8/20)

This failure is inexcusable, as these institutions have been warned in writing on numerous occasions, including, for example, the FDA’s April 25, 2008 “Update to Healthcare Facilities and Healthcare Professionals about Heparin and Heparin-Containing Medical Products.”

Patients receiving heparin therefore, should remain cognizant of the recall and demand assurances from their health-care providers that they have complied with the recall.

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