Be Ready to Prescribe Alternatives to Valsartan

September 2018

The valsartan recall will continue to raise questions about how to switch to a different ARB or an ACE inhibitor.

The generic products impacted are a moving target. For now, the recall also includes some combos with hydrochlorothiazide or amlodipine.

The recalled products may have been contaminated with the probable carcinogen N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) for as long as 4 years...possibly because of changes in how valsartan was made.

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