A Retrospective Cohort Study of the 2018 Angiotensin Receptor Blocker Recalls and Subsequent Drug Shortages in Patients With Hypertension.
Joshua W DevineMina TadrousInmaculada HernandezKatherine Callaway KimScott D RothenbergerNandita MukhopadhyayWalid F GelladKatie J SudaPublished in: Journal of the American Heart Association (2023)
The valsartan recall and shortage affected hypertensive patients. Local- and national-level systems need to be enhanced to protect patients from drug shortages by providing safe and reliable medication alternatives.