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Recall of hypertension med - Valsartan
Posted by Jackie
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Recall of hypertension med - Valsartan August 29, 2018 03:30PM |
Registered: 6 years ago Posts: 18,881 |
And, now, apparently, we can't even rely that prescription medications have safeguards given the latest recall of the hypertension medication, Valsartan.
Toxin At Heart of Drug Recall Shows Holes in Medical Safety Net
August 24, 2018
SHANGHAI/LONDON (Reuters) - A toxin inadvertently produced in the manufacture of the widely prescribed medicine valsartan but not spotted for years raises questions about regulators' ability to detect risks in a sprawling global drug supply chain increasingly reliant on factories in China.
[www.medscape.com]
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Toxin At Heart of Drug Recall Shows Holes in Medical Safety Net
August 24, 2018
SHANGHAI/LONDON (Reuters) - A toxin inadvertently produced in the manufacture of the widely prescribed medicine valsartan but not spotted for years raises questions about regulators' ability to detect risks in a sprawling global drug supply chain increasingly reliant on factories in China.
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Re: Recall of hypertension med - Valsartan August 29, 2018 11:02PM |
Registered: 6 years ago Posts: 444 |
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Jackie
And, now, apparently, we can't even rely that prescription medications have safeguards given the latest recall of the hypertension medication, Valsartan.
On the other hand, I'm happy to be living in an era where the standards are so high that a slip up like this is considered so outrageous.
"Based on the average NDMA impurity detected at Huahai of 60 parts per million (ppm), the EMA says there could be one additional case of cancer in every 5,000 people taking the highest dose for seven years."
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Re: Recall of hypertension med - Valsartan August 29, 2018 11:41PM |
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jpeters
On the other hand, I'm happy to be living in an era where the standards are so high that a slip up like this is considered so outrageous.
Oh really?
What about aspartame which is in diet drinks pushed through by Donald Rumsfeld.
[dailyhealthpost.com]
Liz
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Re: Recall of hypertension med - Valsartan August 29, 2018 11:47PM |
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Never had a "diet drink", and wouldn't trust it.Quote
Elizabeth
On the other hand, I'm happy to be living in an era where the standards are so high that a slip up like this is considered so outrageous.
Oh really?
What about aspartame which is in diet drinks pushed through by Donald Rumsfeld.
[dailyhealthpost.com]
Liz
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Re: Recall of hypertension med - Valsartan August 30, 2018 03:01AM |
Registered: 11 years ago Posts: 615 |
Liz' point is valid. Sugar is the main killer in western society and anything with 'diet' written on it is poison end of IMHO. I was just in Bordeaux for a week and the lack of overweight/obese folks there was gob-smacking compared to here in the UK. The French know about good quality food and drink. Mediterranean diet healthy? You bet. And mainly because it isn't full of garbage.
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Re: Recall of hypertension med - Valsartan August 30, 2018 09:46AM |
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mwcf
Liz' point is valid. Sugar is the main killer in western society and anything with 'diet' written on it is poison end of IMHO. I was just in Bordeaux for a week and the lack of overweight/obese folks there was gob-smacking compared to here in the UK. The French know about good quality food and drink. Mediterranean diet healthy? You bet. And mainly because it isn't full of garbage.
Health drinks are a booming business, and make all kinds of marketing claims. Flavored water with supplements added.
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Re: Recall of hypertension med - Valsartan August 30, 2018 02:02PM |
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Re: Recall of hypertension med - Valsartan August 30, 2018 02:11PM |
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jpeters said:
On the other hand, I'm happy to be living in an era where the standards are so high that a slip up like this is considered so outrageous}
My response to you was because of the above statement which turns out to be not completely true---you are going off in a tangent about flavored water with supplements which has nothing to do with the above statement.
liz
On the other hand, I'm happy to be living in an era where the standards are so high that a slip up like this is considered so outrageous}
My response to you was because of the above statement which turns out to be not completely true---you are going off in a tangent about flavored water with supplements which has nothing to do with the above statement.
liz
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Re: Recall of hypertension med - Valsartan August 30, 2018 04:49PM |
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Elizabeth
My response to you was because of the above statement which turns out to be not completely true---you are going off in a tangent about flavored water with supplements which has nothing to do with the above statement.
We've known all about the downsides of aspartame now for the last 25 years. Manufacturers use sugar substitutes because people think they're healthier than sugar. Nothing at all related to a current slipup in catching a potentially carcinogenic substance in a drug being manufactured in China.
An area I'd like to see more regulatory research in is generics.
Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 08/30/2018 05:07PM by jpeters.
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Re: Recall of hypertension med - Valsartan August 31, 2018 01:19AM |
Registered: 10 years ago Posts: 1,748 |
Was the recall of Hismanal and Seldane another slip up of drugs that were prescribed. I take Rythmol once at night, no doctor ever told me that there could be an interaction between Rythmol and grapefruit juice. There can be interaction between Coumadin and Rythmol as well, drugs are not benign.
Liz
Liz
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Re: Recall of hypertension med - Valsartan August 31, 2018 01:42AM |
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Elizabeth
Was the recall of Hismanal and Seldane another slip up of drugs that were prescribed. I take Rythmol once at night, no doctor ever told me that there could be an interaction between Rythmol and grapefruit juice. There can be interaction between Coumadin and Rythmol as well, drugs are not benign.
Liz
Grapefruit juice interacts with a lot of medications. Do your research.
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Re: Recall of hypertension med - Valsartan August 31, 2018 02:49PM |
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jpeters
Grapefruit juice interacts with a lot of medications. Do your research.
If I take my car to a mechanic, I expect him to know what is wrong and how to fix it, he will give further instructions if needed, I guess according to you doctors are exempt. If they prescribe a drug they should be aware of any interactions and tell you. I do my research because doctors unfortunately don't.
Liz
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Re: Recall of hypertension med - Valsartan August 31, 2018 02:56PM |
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Elizabeth
Grapefruit juice interacts with a lot of medications. Do your research.
If I take my car to a mechanic, I expect him to know what is wrong and how to fix it, he will give further instructions if needed, I guess according to you doctors are exempt. If they prescribe a drug they should be aware of any interactions and tell you. I do my research because doctors unfortunately don't.
Liz
Your pharmacist might be more helpful answering questions about drug interactions. I picked up some diltiazem from the VA, and it instructed not to take with grapefruit juice right on the label. Doctors are focused on other things.
Another thing I've discovered is the importance of asking the right questions, or a doctor will most likely tell you almost nothing.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 08/31/2018 03:08PM by jpeters.
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Re: Recall of hypertension med - Valsartan September 02, 2018 03:49PM |
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Elizabeth
If they prescribe a drug they should be aware of any interactions and tell you. I do my research because doctors unfortunately don't.
Liz
"A total of 396 drugs are known to interact with Eliquis"
[www.drugs.com]
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