87 lots of blood pressure drug recalled for…

Camber Pharmaceuticals, Inc. recalled 87 lots of the blood pressure medication losartan on Thursday after discovering trace amounts of a potential carcinogen. 

The recalled 25 mg, 50 mg and 100 mg tablets contained small amounts of N-Nitroso N-Methyl 4-amino butyric acid, or NMBA, according to a company recall notice posted on the Food and Drug Administration's website. It's the second losartan recall in a week; Macleods Pharmaceuticals Limited recalled a single lot on Feb. 22.

Camber says the medication was nationally distributed to retail and mail-order pharmacies, in addition to wholesalers and distributors.

"To date, Camber has not received any reports of adverse events related to this recall," the release says.

The medication is packaged in 30 count, 90 count, 500 count and 1000 count bottles. A full list of recalled medications is available from the FDA. 

The release says that consumers should continue taking the product until receiving guidance from their doctor.

Feb. 25: Blood pressure drug losartan recalled over small amounts of carcinogen

Feb. 13: House committee wants answers on why blood pressure drugs made abroad contained carcinogens

The active drug ingredient was made at Hetero Labs Limited in India, one of two overseas drug factories linked to repeated blood medication recalls since last July. 

There have been more than a dozen recalls of versions of the blood pressure and heart medications losartan, valsartan and irbesartan that contained trace amounts of probable carcinogens. 

The recalled drugs are part of a large class of drugs called angiotensin II receptor blockers, or ARBs, which work by relaxing the blood vessels.

Contributing: Ken Alltucker

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A digital revolution is reshaping India's $34 billion gold market, with smartphones, e-wallets and flexible investment schemes drawing new buyers into a business dominated by traditional, face-to-face transactions.

Digital payment systems have ballooned in popularity in India since the government scrapped large-value bank notes in 2016.

Among these offerings are applications that enable smartphone users to buy, sell or store gold - even in small amounts - kept in secured vaults operated by MMTC-PAMP India Pvt Ltd, a joint venture between MMTC Ltd, the largest national trading firm, and Swiss gold refiner PAMP.

Although online gold purchases have been growing globally for years, they are a relatively recent phenomenon in India, where jewellery and bars of the precious metal tend to be kept in hand and given as gifts.

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"In India, the action is really starting now. The digitisation of the economy will certainly lead to digitisation of gold," said Somasundaram PR cq, managing director of World Gold Council's (WGC) India operations. "It is poised for significant growth, possibly in the next 12-24 months."

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