14 results

• FDA Finalizes Guidelines To Keep Cancerous Impurities Out of U.S. Medications

  September 12, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  Federal regulators aim to eliminate nitrosamine contamination of generic drugs, which can increase the risk of cancer in patients taking them.

• FDA Announces New Recommendations for Acceptable Limits of Nitrosamine in Drugs

  August 9, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  The FDA has released new guidance on acceptable intake limits for certain nitrosamines and how drug manufacturers should test for them.

• Plans to Remove Potentially Carcinogenic Contaminants from Januvia, Janumet Outlined By Merck

  January 18, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  Merck indicates it will remove nitrosamine contaminants from Januvia and Janumet by the end of 2023.

• Nitrosamines Problems Are More Widespread in Drugs Than FDA Anticipated: Report

  November 1, 2022

  Irvin Jackson

  The FDA has been caught off-guard by the number of drugs being recalled for nitrosamine contamination and is likely to update a 2020 guidance to better address the problem according to a recent report.

• Potentially Cancer-Causing Contaminant Found In Januvia: FDA

  August 10, 2022

  Irvin Jackson

  Some batches of Januvia, a diabetes drug, contain high levels of nitrosamines which could increase cancer risks, the FDA warns.

• Accupril Recall Issued Over Nitrosamine Contamination

  April 26, 2022

  Irvin Jackson

  Pfizer is recalling five lots of Accupril, a hypertension drug, due to the risk of nitrosamine contamination and long-term cancer risk.

• Pfizer Announces Accuretic Recall in U.S. Over Nitrosamine Contamination

  March 23, 2022

  Irvin Jackson

  Pfizer is recalling several lots of Accuretic hypertension drugs due to the presence of potentially cancer-causing chemicals.

• Accuretic Recall Announced In Canada Over Nitrosamine Contamination In Another Pfizer Hypertension Drug

  March 7, 2022

  Irvin Jackson

  Canadian health regulators have announced an Accuretic recall, indicating the Pfizer hypertension drug contains levels of cancer-causing chemicals above the acceptable amounts.

• Class Action Lawsuit Filed Over Presence of Toxic Chemicals in Chantix

  December 1, 2021

  Irvin Jackson

  A class action lawsuit claims the presence of potentially cancer-causing chemicals made Chantix an illegal and unadulterated drug which was never approved by the FDA.

• Class Action Lawsuit Over Chantix Nitrosamine Impurities Filed Against Pfizer

  October 18, 2021

  Irvin Jackson

  A class action lawsuit filed after a recent Chantix recall claims the drug was illegally marketed due to the lack of warnings that it may contain cancer-causing substances.