Causing Cancer, FDA & 22 Other Country Recall Common Drug
causing cancer Common drug recall FDA FDA Recall valsartanThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a voluntary recall on Friday of a drug commonly used to control blood pressure and prevent heart failure.
The drug, valsartan, is often a component of generic medicines, but not all heart medicines that contain valsartan are involved in the recall, the FDA warns.
The recall is due to the presence of an impurity, N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA). It is an organic chemical that is often used in rocket fuel, softeners and lubricants.
NDMA is classified as a probable human carcinogen based on lab tests. The FDA believes this sudden presence of NDMA is because of the way the substance was manufactured.
Read Also : What Is NDMA?
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The recall is due to the presence of an impurity, N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA). It is an organic chemical that is often used in rocket fuel, softeners and lubricants.
NDMA is classified as a probable human carcinogen based on lab tests. The FDA believes this sudden presence of NDMA is because of the way the substance was manufactured.
Read Also : What Is NDMA?
Read Also : Valsartan Recall List
