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One ArrestedFDA Releases Draft Guidance To Validate Non-Animal Testing Methods (NAMs) In Drug DevelopmentIPC releases draft NFI-2026 to promote rational use of medicinesMoonshot, SS Innovations displayed Battle Readiness for Monumental Goals in Robotic SurgeryUS market to dent India pharma earnings even as domestic growth remains firmBiocon Pharma receives USFDA approval for Dapagliflozin Tablets, 5 mg and 10 mgHealthcare, pharma sector to create 2-2.5 million new jobs by 2030Over 45% eye infection bacteria drug-resistant, study flags AMR threatLokayukta Police Launch Multi-City Raids on ADC; Rs 3.37 Crore in Disproportionate Assets Unearthed Across KarnatakaAlembic Pharma Gets USFDA Nod for DapagliflozinOn World Health Day ‘CAHO Na Patient Se Pyaar Hai’Supreme Court willing to understand Angst of Doctors regarding Consumer Protection ActAurobindo Pharma Board approves ₹800 cr share buyback planThree held for cheating SCB Hospital patients on promise of arranging bloodNATHEALTH resolves to evolve to fit The Bill of Viksit BharatCancer drug makers seek 50% price hike as platinum surge hits production viabilityCDRI’s new research hub in Lucknow to facilitate innovation in drug discovery & developmentDelhi Police busts racket diverting govt-supplied medicines for private sale; 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Flags Similarity With Novo Nordisk’s OzempicNPPA allows 0.64% hike in MRP of essential drugs in line with WPI riseGovt Outlines AYUSH Heavy Metal Monitoring Steps In Rajya SabhaRegulation Of Hair Transplant And Cosmetic Clinics Under The Purview Of States, No Plans To Create A Central Database Or Registry: Govt In RS24-year-old woman dies during surgery; Five UP doctors booked for negligenceExtortion, Fake Medicines: The Fall Of Surat’s Yoga GuruTaisho-controlled pharma giant DHG posts 9.4% net profit surge in 2025Ship of Domestic Medical Device Industry flounders, thanks to Israel-Iran WarDCGI Cracks Down On 90 Unapproved Fixed-Dose Combinations: Cough Syrups, Vitamins, Diabetes Drugs Among Those Flagged For Sale Without Central ApprovalIndia’s drug body flags 90 unapproved FDC medicines, states told to take actionIndia advancing as a global hub of affordable, quality healthcare solutions: Dr Jitendra SinghUnapproved drops for dry eyes pose risks: GovtSemaglutide Patent Expires: Will Diabetes, Weight-Loss Treatment Become More Accessible For Patients?Inaugural Conference of ‘Critical Nephrology Society of India’ (CNSI) puts Best Foot ForwardGovt highlights multi-layer framework to curb misleading advertisementsMajor breakhthrough: Sonbhadra cops nab codeine syrup racket handler in BengalStudy finds rising resistance to a last-resort antibiotic in AfricaPatna: Over 20,000 Banned Injections Seized in Ramkrishna Nagar Area, One ArrestedPharma Company Bus Overturns in Miyapur, 10 Employees Injured, Probe UnderwayIndia regulator asks states to implement uniform drug licensing norms to end quality gapsSale of fake obesity drugs driven by high prices, weight-loss desire prompts health concernCDSCO Has Approved 3 Drugs For Weight Management: Govt To Rajya SabhaNo spurious drugs were detected in the state during the 2024–25 financial year and so far in 2025–26: CM Manik Saha in AssemblyChirag Paswan says India working with global bodies on nutraceutical regulations
May 9, 2026

Novartis division Sandoz recalls one lot of blood pressure drug

Novartis said on Thursday its Sandoz division was recalling one lot of losartan tablets after finding traces of a probable carcinogen in the blood pressure drug.

The drug is made by China’s Zhejiang Huahai Pharmaceutical Co Ltd. Last month, the European Medicines Agency placed the firm under high supervision after a probable carcinogen was found in its blood pressure drug valsartan.

A review was extended to other ‘sartan’ medicines, including candesartan, irbesartan, losartan, olmesartan and valsartan, after very low levels of a carcinogen was found in losartan made by Hetero Labs in India.

Novartis said Sandoz had not received any reports of adverse events related to this lot.

(Reporting by Arunima Banerjee in Bengaluru; Editing by Chris Reese)

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