Got my prescription changed last week.
Stay. Away. From. Pills!
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.
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.
Ain’t this the shits. Been taking it for years. Have to mfr.
Blood pressure meds are not needed if you get one of those squeezy things with the digital read out that are advertized on tv
P4L
I had no idea the FDA could issue worldwide recalls.
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.
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!
Thanks
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.
and is thought to be related
What the hell? Lawyers are
gonna salivate over this.
Thanks for the post!