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N-nitrosodiethylamine (NDEA)
Uses:
- used as gasoline & lubricant additive, antioxidant, & stabilizer for industry materials
- used in experimental research to induce liver cancer
Adverse effects:
- hepatotoxic
- probable human carcinogen
Notes:
- found in valsartan-containing products. [1]
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N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA)
General
amine
toxin (hazardous material, poison)
Database Correlations
PUBCHEM cid=5921
References
- PubChem: 5921
- FDA News Release. Sept 13, 2018
FDA provides update on its ongoing investigation into valsartan
products; and reports on the finding of an additional impurity
identified in one firm's s already recalled products.
https://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/ucm620499.htm