Nitrosamine Concerns Spur Precautionary Testing Of Rifampicin In EU

Probe Into Presence Of Nitrosamine Impurity In Rifampicin Medicines Is Ongoing

 
• By Vibha Sharma

National regulators throughout the EU will ask manufacturers of rifampicin-containing medicines to check their products for nitrosamine impurities before they are released for sale.

Rifampicin capsule for treatment tuberculosis and leprosy. Antibiotic resistance of tuberculosis (TB). Antituberculosis drug. Red pills produce reddish coloration of urine, sweat, sputum, and tears.
Rifampicin is among a wide array of drugs in which nitrosamine impurities have been found • Source: Shutterstock

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