US FDA says possible carcinogen found in some Merck diabetes drugs
The agency said it would temporarily allow Merck to distribute drugs with sitagliptin containing a higher than normally acceptable…
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Pfizer recalls some batches of blood pressure drug over carcinogen presence
The drugmaker said it was not aware of any reports of adverse events related to the recalled batches, which were distributed in…
Pfizer recalls some lots of blood pressure drug due to potential carcinogen
Pfizer said it has not received any reports of adverse events related to the drug till date
Pfizer halts distribution of anti-smoking drug after finding carcinogen
The US drug regulator has, in the past, reached out to companies whose drugs had N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) over accepted…
Sun Pharma recalls metformin due to high NDMA levels
NDMA is classified as a probable human carcinogen based on results from laboratory tests
Indian pharma firms recall medications from US market
Lupin and Marksans Pharma recall diabetes drugs while Alembic and Aurbindo recall medicines that treat mental disorders
US FDA asks five firms to recall diabetes drug with high NDMA levels
It named Apotex Corp as one of the firms whose metformin tablets have high levels of NDMA, but did not reveal the other four firms