In July 2018, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) reported the recall of a number of products containing the active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) valsartan due to contamination with a known carcinogen, dimethyl nitrosamine, also referred to… Read more >
When a crisis occurs, hindsight is a great teacher. Any company developing or manufacturing products that impact human health can learn from the recent nitrosamine impurity contamination of angiotensin II receptor blockers (ARBs) by reviewing… Read more >
The nitrosamine impurity crisis continues to be on the mind of every stakeholder involved in the development and manufacturing of affected drug products. In our interactions with key opinion leaders and those in the lab having to develop and validate nitrosamine testing methods, we’ve come across a few common questions that we want to address here
The recent nitrosamine impurity crisis has brought into question the quality of many APIs (Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients) produced and sourced for a number of popular drugs, resulting in product recalls, lost profits, and regulatory actions.… Read more >