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Popular drug used to treat Type 2 diabetes recalled over cancer-causing impurity
Updated: 1:55 PM CST Jan 16, 2022
By Jake Smith
Check your medicine cabinet: Viona Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is recalling several lots of the popular medication Metformin Hydrochloride Extended-Release Tablets, USP 750 mg (often used to treat type 2 diabetes) over a potentially cancer-causing impurity.
The recall impacts 23 lots of Viona’s metformin drug, which likely contains unacceptable levels of the impurity N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA), per the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Jan. 12 announcement. NDMA is an environmental contaminant classified as a probable human carcinogen, the FDA says. Testing revealed the impurity in one lot, and the statement indicates that the rest are likely affected, too. No adverse events have been reported yet...
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