The Impact of Heparin Contamination Going Forward

The FDA has issued an extensive recall on several contaminated heparin products, problems which have been traced back to ingredients from China, which were so similar to heparin that the contaminants fooled standard quality testing. Dr. Jawed Fareed, professor of pathology and pharmacology at Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine, details the standard quality test process with host Dr. Mark Nolan Hill. How we can prevent future deception with these tests? Further, understanding that the contaminated ingredients came from China, is it fair to ask whether the United States is outsourcing too much of the drug production process?