// March 12, 2021
Nitrosamine Impurities in Medicines: Preventing history from repeating itself...
The presence of objectionable levels of chemical impurities in pharmaceuticals can have serious public health impacts. Not only do they pose a risk of harm to patients, but the discovery of unacceptable levels of impurities in trusted medicines can also undermine public confidence in the quality of drug products. Due to the potentially serious risk to public health, impurities in pharmaceuticals are strictly regulated.