Here’s what you need to know about the FDA recall from a valsartan heart medication recall attorney TN trusts.

As a valsartan heart medication recall attorney TN trusts, I want to make sure you have the pressing facts about valsartan. In July, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration declared a voluntary recall for certain medicines containing valsartan. Valsartan is an active ingredient in several drugs that treat heart failure and high blood pressure.

Tests conducted by the FDA found N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA), a dangerous carcinogen that may cause cancer, in the recalled valsartan products. This is especially alarming considering that NDMA is used to make many industrial products, which range from softeners and lubricants all the way to liquid rocket fuel.

And it doesn’t take much exposure to NDMA to cause harm. Studies show that taking medication containing the NDMA-tainted valsartan for as little as thirty days may be be linked to the following cancers:

  • liver cancer
  • lung cancer
  • colorectal cancer
  • kidney cancer

For a full list of the valsartan-containing medications under voluntary recall by the FDA, click here.

Medications with valsartan are more common than you think.

Millions of Americans take medications containing valsartan. In fact, doctors prescribed such medications over 1.5 million times last year alone. This is why the presence of the NDMA carcinogen is so dangerous.

According to Dr. Erin Michos, an associate director of preventive cardiology and associate professor at Johns Hopkins Medicine, the amount of NDMA consumed would have an effect on cancer risk. Put another way, the higher the dose, the higher the risk of cancer. “What we know about the dangers of this impurity comes primarily from laboratory studies. It is a toxin that can affect the liver and cause liver fibrosis or scarring and liver tumors in rats. So it is assumed to be toxic to humans, as well,” Michos said in an article originally published by CNN.

If you have taken a medication containing recalled valsartan, call us right away.

If you took a medication containing Valsartan for at least thirty consecutive days between 2014 and now, and developed cancer one or more years later, we want to hear from you. Even if you only took one 30-day prescription during that time, don’t wait. Darrell Castle & Associates, PLLC has a team of experienced and trusted attorneys who will fight for the financial compensation you deserve.

You didn’t sign up to develop cancer when you took valsartan-containing cardiovascular medication. And you shouldn’t be left with the burden now. Contact us today for the legal help you deserve. The call is free, and we make nothing unless we win your case.