[AMP-L] Popular Diabetes Drug Found to Contain Potential Carcinogen

[Wayne Renardson]

via Bloomberg:

Impurity was detected in Merck´s sitagliptin-containing drugs   
The FDA said it is working to avoid shortages of the drug

Merck & Co.´s Januvia, a popular diabetes drug, was found to be 
contaminated with a potential carcinogen. 

An impurity called a nitrosamine was found in some samples of the 
drug, which has the chemical name of sitagliptin, the US Food and 
Drug Administration said Tuesday. The agency said it was permitting 
Merck to continue to sell drugs containing sitagliptin with 
higher-than-allowed levels of nitrosamine in order to avoid 
shortages. 

The rest of the story, with photo, here:

https://tinyurl.com/2jc6hrxt

Wayne R.