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WHO carcinogenic medicines classification
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Three common medicines classified as carcinogenic by WHO cancer agency
Doctors say patients should not stop medical treatment that used the medicines to treat high blood pressure, fungal infections, and organ transplant rejection; WHO’s International Agency for Research on Cancer has placed hydrochlorothiazide, voriconazole and tacrolimus in Group 1 of the IARC Monographs
Three common medicines classified as carcinogenic by IARC; experts urge patients not to stop treatment | Explained
The findings are relevant because all three medicines are routinely prescribed in India. Hydrochlorothiazide remains an inexpensive and widely available option for managing hypertension, particularly in combination with other blood pressure-lowering medicines
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