Metformin diabetes medicines and N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) – a probable human carcinogen
- 7 декабря 2019
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NEW! URGENT! Update [19/10/2020] EMA and EU national competent authorities will be contacting all marketing authorisation holders of metformin-containing medicines, used for the treatment of diabetes, to request they implement testing of the medicines for the presence of nitrosamines before they are released onto the market. This is a precautionary step to ensure