The Food and Drug Administration or FDA has announced recalls of two more lots of ranitidine after detecting probable carcinogen in the heartburn drug.<\/p>\n
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The FDA said that Denton Pharma Inc had recalled several batches of unexpired ranitidine tablets due to the possible presence of N-Nitrosodimethylamine NDMA, NBC reported on Friday.<\/p>\n
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Appco Pharma also recalled batches of ranitidine because of the potential presence of NDMA. The recalled lots have an expiration date of April or May 2021.<\/p>\n
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The World Health Organisation has classified that substance, N-Nitrosodimethylamine or NDMA, as a “probable human carcinogen”.<\/p>\n
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None of the recalled lots has been associated with any injuries or adverse events, according to the NBC.<\/p>\n
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In an announcement last Wednesday, the FDA also said that the drug company Mylan has recalled three lots of another antacid, nizatidine, which were also found to contain trace amounts of NDMA.<\/p>\n
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Those capsules, in 150mg and 300mg strengths, were manufactured by Solara Active Pharma Sciences Limited.<\/p>\n
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Nizatidine is used for short-term treatment of stomach ulcers as well as heartburn caused by gastroesophageal reflux disease, the FDA wrote on its website.<\/p>\n
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The FDA said it has not received any reports of injuries associated with taking the medications.<\/p>\n
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It’s unclear whether such trace amounts of the carcinogens would cause harm when taken as directed.<\/p>\n
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FDA testing of recalled ranitidine detected NDMA levels similar to the levels found in grilled and smoked meats, the NBC said.<\/p>\n
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Other heartburn medications, such as famotidine (Pepcid), cimetidine (Tagamet), esomeprazole (Nexium), lansoprazole (Prevacid) and omeprazole (Prilosec) have not tested positive for signs of NDMA, it reported citing federal regulators.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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