High Blood Pressure — Vax-Before-Travel

Fact checked by Robert Carlson, MD

Mar 8

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Flu Shots Could Reduce Heart Attacks by 10% When Hospitalized

Only 3 percent of in-patients had a heart attack or unstable angina after receiving an influenza vaccination

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Fact checked by Danielle Reiter, RN

Sep 13

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FDA Recall Expanded For Medicine & Vaccines Containing Valsartan — 2nd Impurity Identified

N-Nitrosodiethylamine (NDEA) is a known animal and suspected human carcinogen

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Fact checked by Danielle Reiter, RN

Aug 30

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FDA Testing ARB Products to Determine If They Contain NDMA

N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) amounts in Zhejiang Huahai’s valsartan API were unacceptable said the FDA

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Fact checked by Danielle Reiter, RN

Aug 21

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Certain Valsartan Products Produced by Torrent Pharmaceuticals Limited Recalled

Torrent Pharmaceutical used affected valsartan active pharmaceutical ingredient manufactured by Zhejiang Huahai

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Fact checked by Robert Carlson, MD

Aug 13

3 min read

Second Chinese Pharma Included in Valsartan Recall

Zhejiang Tianyu Pharmaceutical identified in valsartan recall by European Medicines Agency

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