During two separate inspections over the past two years, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration found troubling laboratory procedures at the Chinese supplier of an ingredient used to make a widely used heart drug that was recalled because of a tainted substance linked to cancer.
The inspections — one of which was conducted in November 2016 and the other in May 2017 — found that Zhejiang Huahai Pharmaceutical failed to follow standard procedures for preventing contamination, ensuring product strength and purity, and investigating discrepancies in test results, some of which were actually fudged, according to inspection reports posted Thursday on the FDA web site.
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I have been taking Valsartan ( Diovan starting 2008) for the past 3-4 yrs. In these later years, my bp has skyrocketed and uncontrollable it seems. The Drs increased my dosages from mid dose to the highest doses over a period of a few months. My bp remains abnormally high.
I took it upon myself to tell my pharmacist that I no longer prescriptions from Teva and Solco mfgs.
I cont to experience malaise, chronic fatigue, and recently, frequent bouts of excruciating abd pains, diarrhea, and irregular heart beats along with chest tightness.
My complaints seem to fall on deaf ears among my care givers. Im often looked at with what seem to be unbelief or a condescending sneer. The mfg of my medications have just recently changed and I have been placed on Losartan instead of Valsartan. The tightness in my chest, neck and face persists