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A recall has been ordered for a high-profile diabetes drug after producers discovered it contained alarmingly high levels of a cancer-causing impurity. Marksans Pharma Limited has recalled ...
In February 2020, Health Canada announced a recall of Apotex immediate-release metformin, [144] followed in March by recalls of Ranbaxy metformin [145] and in March by Jamp metformin. [146] In May 2020, the FDA asked five companies to voluntarily recall their sustained-release metformin products.
The FDA announcement followed a recall of three versions of metformin in Singapore, and the European Medicines Agency's request that manufacturers test for NDMA. [24] [25] In September 2019, N-nitrosodimethylamine was discovered in ranitidine products from a number of manufacturers, resulting in recalls.
A drug recall removes a prescription or over-the-counter drug from the market. Drug recalls in the United States are made by the FDA or the creators of the drug when certain criteria are met. When a drug recall is made, the drug is removed from the market and potential legal action can be taken depending on the severity of the drug recall.
While it was once “just” a medication for people with type 2 diabetes, metformin is now thought of as a “wonder drug with multiple potentials,” says David Cutler, M.D., a family medicine ...
Among the 199 participants, 154 took a daily dose of up to 2,500mg of metformin for six months — the average metformin dose was 2,230mg daily. The remaining 45 participants weren’t treated ...
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Drugs or medicines may be withdrawn from commercial markets because of risks to patients, but also because of commercial reasons (e.g. lack of demand and relatively high production costs).