Blood pressure drug recalled for cancer concerns A popular blood pressure and heart medication known as Valsartan Tablets has been recalled ...
A popular blood pressure and heart medication known as Valsartan Tablets has been recalled due to possible carcinogen contamination.
The Food and Drug Administration announced last week that all Valsartan Tablets, which come in sizes ranging from 40 mg to 320 mg, were being recalled because trace amounts of cancer-causing agents were detected.
Nitrosodimethylamine, or NDMA, a substance classified as a likely human carcinogen by an international cancer research agency, was found in multiple batches of Valsartan Tablets. New Jersey-based Camber Pharmaceuticals voluntarily recalled the drug, which is distributed across the medical industry to wholesalers, hospitals, retail pharmacies and patients via mail-order.
Valsartan Tablets are prescribed to patients with high blood pressure and congestive heart failure.
"Consumers should contact their doctor for further guidance and po tential change of treatment before they stop taking this product. Pharmacies and healthcare facilities that have product being recalled should stop using and dispensing the product immediately," the FDA warned.
Source: Google News US Health | Netizen 24 United States
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