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
mobeewan wrote:
I take valsart, but so far it is from a manufacturer not on the recall list, mine originated in India.
That sounds right. A majority of our meds are manufactured in either China or India. I try and stick with American manufacturers when possible, but it's getting much harder. A few years back I remember a Chinese company intentionally faked the active ingredient in Heparin. It killed 12 patients on cardio bypass when their blood clotted during open heart surgery. 15% of Chinese children are poisoned with lead and they don't give a ****. You think their careful with what they put in our pills? Some generics are good and some are bad. If you want to know where your pill was manufactured, on the bottom right corner of the bottle you will see an NDC # looks like this,
NDC: 00378-1809-10 That number will tell you the real manufacturer.
