Blood pressure meds contaminated with carcinogen recalled

Several brands of the high blood pressure and heart failure drug Valsartan nd Valsartan/Hydrochlorothiazide are being recalled because the medication is contaminated with trace amounts of a known human carcinogen called N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA). The presence of the impurity was unexpected and is thought to be related to changes in the way the active substance was manufactured. NDMA is classified as a probable human carcinogen by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), an intergovernmental agency forming part of the World Health Organization of the United Nations. Studies have linked NDMA exposure to liver, respiratory tract, kidney and blood vessel tumors ... Read More