Valsartan Recall Lawyer
Do you take high blood pressure medication valsartan or valsartan HCTZ? If so, be advised that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has ordered recalls of the defective hypertension drug. That’s because generic valsartan has cancer-causing impurities which can harm you or your loved ones.
If you or a family member suffers cancer or other internal injuries after taking BP medication valsartan or valsartan HCTZ, alert our experienced valsartan cancer lawyers today for a free legal review of your case. You may be legally entitled to substantial payments to compensate your family for your injuries.
Valsartan Recall Lawsuit
Your valsartan lawsuit provided by our law firm will cost you nothing up-front, because we work on a contingency fee basis, meaning we’re only paid if we win your case. And even then, our fee will come only from a portion of the settlement in your behalf, and not from your own pocket. Our experienced BP cancer lawyers will fight for your legal right to payments for hospital and medical care costs, lost wages or salary due to your defective drug injury, and your pain and suffering.
Valsartan Recall
The FDA recently announced a national recall of some versions of generic valsartan and valsartan HCTZ high blood pressure medications. This recall was made when it was discovered that the drugs could be contaminated with an impurity called NMDA, or N-nitrosodimethylamine. That is a human carcinogen, meaning it’s capable of causing cancer in human tissue -- even if absorbed in very low levels.
The FDA’s recall on July 13, 2018, was its largest ever Class 1 FDA recall. The original BP drug with valsartan, Diovan, is not involved in the recall, but rather only generic versions of valsartan which have followed.
Valsartan History
Valsartan was approved by the FDA in 2005 and was first sold by Novartis Pharmaceuticals under the brand name Diovan to treat high blood pressure (hypertension) and congestive heart failure. Hypertension affects about one third of Americans and is big business for pharmaceutical companies. Indeed, by 2012 Diovan had annual sales of over $2 billion in the U.S. and $6 billion worldwide. In 2014 Novartis’ Diovan patent expired and valsartan soon became available in generic versions of valsartan and valsartan HCTZ.
It’s known that about 1.5 million persons took the drug over the past four years alone, so contamination has been a danger for at least that long. Many contaminated pills were manufactured in China and imported from China, then were sold by American-based companies. Among them is Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd., which has recalled 14 lots of valsartan/amlodipine/HCTZ tablets because of possible trace amounts of the impurity found in products coming from Zhejiang Huahai Pharmaceuticals in China. Insurer Humana alone has sent about 2 million recall letters to persons taking valsartan.
Valsartan Cancer
What kinds of cancers could this dangerous impurity cause? Among them are kidney cancer, liver cancer, colon cancer, intestinal cancer, bowel cancer, gastric cancer, colorectal cancer, stomach cancer, pancreatic cancer and bladder cancer. Valsartan injuries also can lead to serious ailments of the kidneys and liver, as well as lymphoma.
Talk to a Valsartan Cancer Lawyer
If you or a loved one has been injured by generic valsartan or valsartan HCTZ which was taken to treat high blood pressure, you must protect your legal rights and gain the payments you legally deserve. Contact our law firm today for a free, confidential and no-obligation legal review of your case. The clock may be ticking on how long you have to make a claim, so contact us today. Your family’s financial future may depend on it.
All Valsartan lawsuits and claims are handled under a contingency fee contract which means No Fees or Expenses Charged Unless You Win. To find out more how to hire an attorney for a Valsartan cancer lawsuit, call us at 1-800-883-9858
