The drug's brand version, Diovan, has not been recalled. The FDA said it evaluated Alkem Laboratories Ltd.'s manufacturing and testing to verify its valsartan does not contain impurities ...

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Recalls have only involved generics of the drug, not the brand name Diovan. The new generic is being made by Alkem Laboratories Limited, based in Mumbai, India. "We know that the ongoing recalls ...

Valsartan and Hydrochlorothiazide Tablets USP, 80/12.5 mg, 160/12.5 mg, 160/25 mg, 320/12.5 mg and 320/25 mg, had U.S. sales of approximately$1.6 billion for the 12 months ending June 30, 2012 ...

The FDA has approved Novartis’ Diovan HCT (valsartan/hydrochlorothiazide ... for hypertension in patients likely to need multiple drugs. The use of these combination antihypertensives as first ...

Today it is in the driver’s seat after the agency approved its new generic Diovan to help relieve shortages ... of the ubiquitous high blood pressure drug. It said that its review of Alkem ...

A common heart medication may contain a cancer-causing chemical, the FDA said. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is expanding a recall of a common heart medication because it may contain ...

Ten drugs, including Lipitor ... Plavix ($6.1 billion), Seroquel ($4.35 billion), Singulair ($4.1 billion), Diovan/Diovan HCT ($3.5 billion), Actos ($3.5 billion), Zyprexa ($3 billion), Lexapro ...

depending on when a generic of its blockbuster blood pressure drug Diovan makes it to the market in the U.S. Diovan lost its patent in September of 2012, but the release of a copy has been delayed ...

BASEL -- Swiss drug-maker Novartis AG Wednesday said its best-selling drug, the high-blood-pressure treatment Diovan, was well on track to soon achieve annual sales of $4 billion. At a ...

Medicure has received final approval from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA ... equivalent to the tablet formulation of Diovan; the peak concentration of valsartan with Prexxartan is higher ...

Co-Diovan is used to control high blood pressure ... aliskiren and beta blockers non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), medicines used to relieve pain, swelling and other symptoms ...