China says Baxter obstructing investigations into heparin deaths

8 May 2008
Chinese officials said US drugmaker Baxter International was obstructing an investigation into deaths linked to a Chinese-made blood thinner called heparin, Reuters reported.  more...

SFDA denies link between US deaths and Chinese-made drug

7 May 2008
China's State Food and Drug Administration (SFDA) said no direct link has been proven between deaths in the US and the blood thinner heparin, AP reported.  more...

SFDA: Importing countries must inspect drugs

28 February 2008
China’s drug regulator, the State Food and Drug Administration (SFDA), said in a statement that importing countries bear responsibility for inspecting facilities producing drugs for export, in line with international practice, the Wall Street Journal reported.  more...

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