Due to a shortage of certain commonly used blood pressure drugs, the FDA took the unusual step of reminding patients that they have access to available -- if tainted -- medicines while a fresh supply of uncontaminated pills is manufactured.
Due to a shortage of certain commonly used blood pressure drugs, the US Food and Drug Administration took the unusual step Thursday of reminding patients that they have access to available -- if tainted -- medicines while a fresh supply of uncontaminated pills is manufactured.
Since July, separate lots of angiotensin II receptor blockers or ARBs have been pulled from pharmacy shelves due to manufacturing impurities. Some of these drugs, which contain valsartan, losartan or irbesartan as the active pharmaceutical ingredient, had been tainted by nitrosamines, the FDA reported. Nitrosamines, which may be unintentionally introduced when certain chemical reactions are used in the production process, pose a cancer risk.
The FDA maintains that"even if they learn that their ARB medicine is recalled," patients should continue taking their pills until their doctor or pharmacist provides a different treatment option or safe replacement. "We'll continue to prioritize our investigation into this ongoing issue," Gottlieb and Woodcock concluded."This will remain an area of intense focus in the months ahead.
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