SINGAPORE: About 137,000 patients in Singapore are using the three recalled brands of high blood pressure medicine containing losartan, the ...
SINGAPORE: About 137,000 patients in Singapore are using the three recalled brands of high blood pressure medicine containing losartan, the Ministry of Health said on Thursday .as the medicines contained higher than acceptable levels of a nitrosamine impurity.Exposure to nitrosamines at higher quantities over a long-term period may potentially increase the risk of cancer, said HSA.Seven other brands of losartan medicine approved in Singapore are not affected by the recall.
"Patients who are unsure whether they have been using an affected product should contact their healthcare providers,” said MOH.Public healthcare institutions will be reaching out to their patients, MOH said. The public healthcare sector has made additional orders of unaffected brands of losartan, said MOH. The additional supplies will arrive progressively from a few weeks’ time. Importers will also be setting aside additional supplies for private healthcare providers.“To ensure continued availability of high blood pressure medication for all patients who need them, medical practitioners are advised to initially prescribe the medication on a one-month basis.
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