All nitrosamines articles
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Business
Merck & Co identifies nitrosamine source in diabetes drugs
Investigation uncovers the cause of contamination in sitagliptin medicines, but the wider nitrosamine problem is ballooning
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Business
Judge dismisses ranitidine lawsuits over lack of evidence
Drug degrades to produce nitrosamines, but the judge ruled the link between this and plaintiffs’ cancers could not be proven
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Business
Sartan contaminant recall hits generics manufacturers
Three European suppliers recalling multiple batches of medicines owing to active ingredient contamination
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Opinion
Why are impurity regulations different for food and drugs?
The pharmaceutical and food industries should work together more closely on genotoxic impurities
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Opinion
Cleaning up chemical kitchens
In a busy plant, ensuring small changes don’t produce unforeseen toxic impurities is key
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Business
Nitrosamine contamination withdrawals spread to new drugs
After ranitidine recalls, EU regulators instruct companies to review all their products for potential impurities
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News
Chemistry graduate student gets seven years for poisoning co-worker
Chinese PhD student spiked colleague’s food and water with carcinogen
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Business
Sartan drug contamination brings cancer uncertainty
Levels of nitrosamines and other carcinogens in affected tablets of valsartan and related drugs similar to smoking 20 cigarettes a day
