Rocket Fuel Compound Found in Diabetes Medication
A deadly fuel compound was found in a medication ranked fourth in number of prescriptions written.
STORY AT-A-GLANCE
N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) has been found in metformin, a drug used to treat diabetes. NDMA has also been found in blood pressure medication and Zantac, an OTC drug that treats stomach issues
Zantac contamination may have started in 2012 when the process produced NDMA as a byproduct to improve manufacturing efficiency
Metformin prescri…
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