By VERAH OKEYOMore by this AuthorDaily hypertensive drugs linked to cancer are still being dispensed in chemists around the country with no warning to the public, the Nation has learnt. SKIN CANCEROn January 14, the Pharmacy and Poisons Board posted a statement on its website and shared it with healthcare providers. It was about hypertension drugs containing hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ), a chemical linked to skin cancer. In July 2018, the board also issued a statement on an ingredient called valsartan used in generic medicines to treat high blood pressure. Mr Elo Mapelu, a long-serving pharmacist, said he stopped dispensing the drugs immediately the statement was issued.

Source: Daily Nation March 13, 2019 22:52 UTC