Notice to Veterans that take BP meds
Unfortunately, the VA pharmacy in some areas has distributed a BP med that is under recall ... If you take Valsartan (or it's derivatives) go to NY Times and read the story - last Friday article or...
Forum Discussion
As a subscriber to the FDA recall list.. I checked out that recall.
NOTE I take a different medication myself.
A large number of batches of the drug MAY have been contaminated with another substance. Some batches were. But as is common with medical recalls the company is playing safe and recalling drugs that MIGHT have been contaminated.
Nothing wrong with the drug itself. the recall was because other stuff MIGHT be mixed in.
This is fairly common .. I must get a couple of those types of recalls every week.. Plus all the contaminated food and mis-labeled food and so on and so forth.
NOTE I take a different medication myself.
A large number of batches of the drug MAY have been contaminated with another substance. Some batches were. But as is common with medical recalls the company is playing safe and recalling drugs that MIGHT have been contaminated.
Nothing wrong with the drug itself. the recall was because other stuff MIGHT be mixed in.
This is fairly common .. I must get a couple of those types of recalls every week.. Plus all the contaminated food and mis-labeled food and so on and so forth.
