Notice to Veterans that take BP meds

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.

monkey44 wrote:
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 google it - get the batch number, and check it with your bottle - or call your pharmacy and ask what to do ...

Just a heads up to the vets on the road :)

What to do according to an article I read is to schedule a visit with your doctor but continue to take the meds until your doctor can prescribe something different.

My wife is on this stuff and she has a Dr. appointment next week. She also called her doctor and she said the same thing about taking it until she gets something else.

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 ...

Got it from another source, the FDA. It's a voluntary recall:LINK

Sorry, I'd have to have from another source as I don't believe a word the NYT says.