Ranbaxy, a subsidiary of Japanese pharmaceutical company Daiichi Sankyo, has pleaded guilty to drug safety violations. According to a story in the New York Times, the company will pay $500 million in fines over allegations that it sold subpar drugs.
Company officials also allegedly made false statements to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration about manufacturing practices at two factories in India.
Daiichi Sankyo has faced other allegations recently concerning its medications.
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The Wall Street Journal reports that Daiichi Sankyo Co., Japan’s third-largest pharmaceutical manufacturer, is hoping sales of new drugs will help the company offset lost revenue from patent expirations.
A senior regulator at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is trying to get the agency to issue stronger warnings about the class of blood pressure medications that includes Benicar, according to the Wall Street Journal.
A report in the Daily Mail says a U.K. study found that drinking beetroot juice every day may help lower blood pressure.
A study presented at a meeting of the American Chemical Society suggests that eating egg whites regularly could be just as effective in lowering blood pressure as taking certain medications.
The World Health Organization is calling for more efforts to prevent and control high blood pressure, also known as hypertension, as part of its annual observation of World Health Day.
