Blood Pressure Exam / Image: Spencer Platt
No, this isn’t a repost; the FDA has issued its fifth blood pressure drug recall of the year due to fear of contamination. A recent NBC News article reported the latest recall of four lots of losartan, a prescription medicine used to treat high blood pressure and congestive heart failure, after they were found to contain a cancer-causing chemical. Legacy Pharmaceutical Packaging initiated the recall after a batch was found to contain trace amounts of NMBA, a nitrosamine that’s linked to bladder cancer. The FDA advises patients who take the drug to continue using them, but to discuss alternative treatments with their doctor or pharmacist immediately.
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