Drug recall: Class action lawsuit request filed in Montreal

A request for a class action lawsuit filed in the Montreal courthouse on Monday alleges the manufacturers of a recalled heart medication, valsartan, should pay damages to Quebecers who took the drug.
A recall issued by Health Canada on July 9, 2018, announced that several drugs containing valsartan were contaminated with an impurity: a chemical called nitrosodimethylamine, otherwise known as NDMA.
According to the International Agency for Research on Cancer, NDMA is a potential human carcin