Mylan will recall at least 15 lots of medications containing valsartan in the U.S. after the drug was found to contain a cancer-causing impurity, according to Reuters. This is the latest recall of valsartan amid heightened safety concerns about the drug.
The company's decision to recall the batches comes one day after European regulators banned sales of valsartan after the impurity, N-nitrosodiethylamine was discovered.
Over the last year, several other drugmakers, including Major Pharmaceuticals, Solco Healthcare and Teva Pharmaceuticals, have recalled valsartan products under heightened scrutiny from regulators.
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