Eight lots of the blood pressure-lowering drugs irbesartan and irbesartan HCTZ are recalled after testing reveals a carcinogen
Author: Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY
Blood pressure drug recall: FDA investigates foreign plants that made drugs with cancer-causing impurities
The FDA increased inspections of foreign drugmakers. Problems remain at Chinese and Indian plants that made blood pressure meds recalled for cancer risk.
More teens vape, but binge drinking and opioid use are down
Vaping nicotine nearly doubled among high school seniors, but use of other drugs and alcohol neared historic lows.
Drug company raised price of lifesaving opioid overdose antidote more than 600 percent
As the nation struggled with rising opioid deaths, a drug company increased the price of an overdose antidotemore than 600 percent,a Senate subcommittee says.