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• Valsartan and Similar Hypertension Drugs Had No Effect On COVID-19 Survival: Study

  January 21, 2021

  Irvin Jackson

  A new study questions whether hypertension drugs have a negative impact on patients with COVID-19 infections.

• Valsartan, Similar Drugs Not Linked To Increased Risks of COVID-19: Study

  July 17, 2020

  Irvin Jackson

  A new study finds that valsartan and similar drugs do not increase the risk of poor outcomes from COVID-19.

• Side Effects of Valsartan, Losartan, Similar Blood Pressure Drugs Do Not Increase Coronavirus Risk: Study

  May 4, 2020

  Irvin Jackson

  New study questions whether hypertension drugs increase severity of COVID-19.

• Popular Blood Pressure Drugs And Diabetes May Increase Coronavirus Risks, Some Researchers Warn

  March 17, 2020

  Irvin Jackson

  Some researcher warn that blood pressure medications like valsartan and Benicar could increase the severity and lethality of the coronavirus.

• Recalled Losartan Caused Colon Cancer Diagnosis, Lawsuit Alleges

  September 16, 2019

  Irvin Jackson

  A losartan lawsuit claims generic versions of the drug were tainted with impurities which caused colon cancer.

• Valsartan Problems Lead Regulators to Look for NDMA, Other Cancer-Causing Impurities, In Other Drugs

  September 27, 2018

  Irvin Jackson

  European regulators are reviewing other hypertension drugs, fearing the same impurities which led to valsartan recalls may be found in similar medications.

• No Link Between Blood Pressure Drugs and Cancer Found: FDA

  June 6, 2011

  Staff Writers

  Federal drug safety experts say they can find no link between cancer and a popular class of blood pressure control...