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, one lot of quinapril and hydrochlorothiazide tablets, and four lots of quinapril HCl/hydrochlorothiazide tablets used for the treatment of hypertension. The affected products were distributed to all 50 states and Puerto Rico from November 2019 through March 2022.Pfizer said it issued the recall after it was discovered that certain lots of the medication had, N-nitroso-quinapril, that exceeded the Food & Drug Administration's Acceptable Daily Intake limit on nitrosamine of 26.5 ng/day.
"Nitrosamines are common in water and foods, including cured and grilled meats, dairy products, and vegetables," Pfizer wrote in the recall notice."Everyone is exposed to some level of nitrosamines. These impurities may increase the risk of cancer if people are exposed to them above acceptable levels over long periods of time."nitrosamine impurities in medication
in 2020, according to the section of the agency's site devoted to this ongoing problem."Nitrosamine impurities may increase the risk of cancer if people are exposed to them above acceptable levels and over long periods of time, but a person taking a drug that contains nitrosamines at or below the acceptable daily intake limits every day for 70 years is not expected to have an increased risk of cancer," the FDA explains.Sandoz Inc.
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