Over the last year or so, some highly popular medications for acid reflux, high blood pressure and diabetes have been recalled. Potential safety concerns have also prompted investigations by the Food and Drug Administration. The recent recalls by...
Month: December 2019
Can the Zantac recall save others from harm?
Drugs are taken off the market all the time, but sometimes, the medication is so popular that it causes authorities to take a look elsewhere. Technically, the recent surge in testing of medications for contaminants started with popular blood pressure medications, but...
Zantac wasn’t the first ranitidine drug to be recalled
When the Food and Drug Administration and the maker of Zantac announced its recall of the popular over-the-counter acid reducing medication, it was everywhere in the media around the country and here in Ohio. However, Zantac was not the first medication recalled....
Food and Drug Administration expands NDMA testing requirements
As the ranitidine recall situation continues to unfold across the country and here in Ohio, manufacturers, distributors and sellers are scrambling to get products off the shelves. In the meantime, the scientific community is attempting to figure out just how...
What NDMA is and what overexposure looks like
What began as a recall of heart failure and blood pressure medications continues to expand to other popular medications taken for heartburn by numerous people across the country. To this point, most Ohio residents have heard about the recall of Zantac and its generic...