Valsartan, Losartan and Irbesartan use in the USA, UK, Canada and Denmark after the nitrosamine recalls: a descriptive cohort study
Conclusion
The first recall notice for valsartan resulted in substantial decline in usage due to increased switching to other ARBs. Subsequent notices for losartan and irbesartan were also associated with increased switching around the time of the recall, however, overall usage trends remained unchanged.
Source: BMJ Open - Category: General Medicine Authors: Eworuke, E., Shinde, M., Hou, L., Paterson, M. J., Jensen, P. B., Maro, J. C., Rai, A., Scarnecchia, D., Pennap, D., Woronow, D., Ghosh, R. E., Welburn, S., Pottegard, A., Platt, R. W., Lee, H., Bradley, M. C. Tags: Open access, Epidemiology Source Type: research
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