[windowdude]

Heads UP!

[OSHA]

Got my prescription changed last week.

[KC_Lion]

I remember what old Granny_Lion used to tell me.

Stay. Away. From. Pills!

[Zuben Elgenubi]

I believe this is a recall specifically for product manufactured by a Chinese source and distributed via Norvartis. Otherwise, all other sources of this product are safe.

[John S Mosby]

Good cardiologists, who understand the concepts of Vascular Biology and prevention of coronary artery disease— have stayed away from angiotension converting enzyme... receptor blocker. Finding out it metabolizes out to a cancer agent— a real one. This is one huge big deal.

It turns out, from the U of FL Vascular Biology Working Group— that the most tissue selective and specific angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor (not a receptor blocker)... that stays bound to vulnerable arterial tissue and to target organs that are hurt most by hypertension-— IS: quinapril. Quinapril. I’ll take the cough— for all the benefit vs. how valsartan was sold (and now... cancer?).

Quote: “There is contradictory evidence with regard to treating people with heart failure with a combination of an angiotensin receptor blocker like valsartan and an angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor, with two major clinical trials (CHARM-additive and ValHeFt) showing a reduction in death, and two others (VALIANT and ONTARGET) showing no benefits, and more adverse effects including heart attacks.

[Bonemaker]

Ain’t this the shits. Been taking it for years. Have to mfr.

[bert]

Blood pressure meds are not needed if you get one of those squeezy things with the digital read out that are advertized on tv

[NewJerseyJoe]

P4L

[Buckeye McFrog]

I had no idea the FDA could issue worldwide recalls.

[outofsalt]

I understand this is specific to only some manufactures of this drug. Not all! My pharmacist said I was fine but refills might be an issue.

[drypowder]

Gee, what timing. I’ve been taking AMLODIPINE for about three years now and for the last ten days I’ve had requiring intermittent pain in my liver. Damn!

[Cold Heart]

Thanks

[BobL]

Being a conservative and a prepper, I, of course, am prepared for supply disruptions... So I’ve accumulated a large stockpile of bp drugs (all last legally, of course)... So no problem here.

[wardamneagle]

“and is thought to be related”
What the hell? Lawyers are
gonna salivate over this.

[drypowder]

Thanks for the post!

[ExTexasRedhead]

More heads up:

https://www.peoplespharmacy.com/2018/08/27/pharmacist-did-not-tell-the-truth-about-valsartan-source/?utm_source=The+People%27s+Pharmacy+Newsletter&utm_campaign=c7f6bd5eb9-MC_D_2018-08-28%26subscriber%3D1&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_7300006d3c-c7f6bd5eb9-220081977&goal=0_7300006d3c-c7f6bd5eb9-220081977&mc_cid=c7f6bd5eb9&mc_eid=0ec54f7dcb