{"id":30301,"date":"2020-11-02T12:51:26","date_gmt":"2020-11-02T01:51:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/?p=30301"},"modified":"2020-11-02T12:51:26","modified_gmt":"2020-11-02T01:51:26","slug":"diabetes-drug-metformin-recalled-due-to-high-levels-of-cancer-causing-agent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/?p=30301","title":{"rendered":"Diabetes drug metformin recalled due to high levels of cancer-causing agent"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Metformin\"<\/p>\n

The drug\u2019s manufacturer, Marksans Pharma Limited, has expanded a recall initially announced in June to now include an additional 76 unexpired lots of the medication.<\/p>\n

The recalled drugs are marketed as \u201cextended-release tablets\u201d under the brand name Time-Cap Labs, Inc.<\/p>\n

The recalled product contained an unacceptably high level of N-Nitrosodimethylamine, which is considered a probable human carcinogen.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/nypost.com\/2020\/10\/09\/diabetes-drug-metformin-recalled-due-to-high-level-of-cancer-agent\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The drug\u2019s manufacturer, Marksans Pharma Limited, has expanded a recall initially announced in June to now include an additional 76 unexpired lots of the medication. The recalled drugs are marketed as \u201cextended-release tablets\u201d under the brand name Time-Cap Labs, Inc. The recalled product contained an unacceptably high level of N-Nitrosodimethylamine, which is considered a probable … <\/p>\n

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