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The generic valsartan recall has had population-level impacts on patients in Ontario

AHA: Impact of Valsartan Recall Examined for Ontario, Canada

Immediate increase in emergency department visits for hypertension seen after generic valsartan recall
The health risk from contamination of widely used generic blood pressure medications

FDA: Risk From Tainted Blood Pressure Drugs Very Low

Officials say actual risk to patients from tainted medications is likely lower than originally stated
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday approved a new generic version of the high blood pressure/heart failure drug valsartan

FDA Approves New Generic Valsartan to Ease Shortage

Certain lots of valsartan recalled due to contamination with trace amounts of nitrosamine
All lots of amlodipine/valsartan and amlodipine/valsartan/hydrochlorothiazide combination blood pressure tablets have been recalled by Teva Pharmaceuticals due to higher-than-acceptable levels of a chemical that may cause cancer.

Teva Recalls Two Blood Pressure Medications

Tablets tainted with N-nitrosodiethylamine, a suspected human carcinogen
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration warns that it has found a second impurity in three lots of Torrent Pharmaceuticals' valsartan drug products.

FDA Finds Another Carcinogen in Certain Valsartan Heart Meds

Tablets tainted with N-nitrosodiethylamine, a suspected human carcinogen
Users of valsartan contaminated with N-nitrosodimethylamine seem not to have increased cancer risk

No Apparent Short-Term Cancer Risk From Recalled Valsartan

For single cancer outcomes, risk for colorectal, uterine cancer increased, but not significantly so
Several drug products containing the active ingredient valsartan

FDA Recalls Drugs Containing Active Ingredient Valsartan

All lots of non-expired products that contain valsartan supplied by Zhejiang Huahai being recalled