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...
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azdryheat wrote:monkey44 wrote:My comments were not about you but what comes off the presses of the NYT. Too many fake stories.azdryheat wrote:
Sorry, I'd have to have from another source as I don't believe a word the NYT says.
It's from the FDA, but the NYT has the story, so you can read it... I'll go ahead and quote all the other sources I checked, including my VA pharmacy next time so you feel better about my comments.
Voluntary recall always comes before a forced recall - it's quicker and more efficient ... if the company balks, then it becomes official.
Kinda like the KIA that's burning up -- no voluntary recall there, but the company is "investigating" ... investigating what? The cars are blowing up and burning - but of course, KIA needs to find out who to blame first ...
I certainly would not drive a KIA after watching those reports, nor would I eat a medication that contains "N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA), "a probable human carcinogen." Whether it's a voluntary recall or not ...
LOL...
