The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said it is recalling blood pressure and heart failure medications after cancer-causing agents were discovered.
The drugs might contain the ingredient valsartan, which is used to treat high blood pressure and heart failure, the FDA said. But an impurity in valsartan called N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) was discovered, which is classified as a probable human carcinogen, which can cause cancer.
