Common kidney, heart meds recalled due to ‘foreign substance’

(NewsNation) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced nearly one million bottles of commonly used heart and kidney medications have been recalled due to a “foreign substance” being found in them.

The recall was issued on June 4 by drugmaker Amgen, and it affects heart medication Corlanor (ivabradine) and kidney medication Sensipar (cinacalcet). In total, the recall affects more than 944,000 bottles of the medications.

For Corlanor, the affected bottles were 5 mg and have expiration dates ranging from August 2026 to December 2028. Sensipar’s 30 mg tablets have expiration dates of December 2027.

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According to the FDA’s report on Sensipar, the voluntary recall was issued because of deviations during the manufacturing process, which could impact the safety and effectiveness of the pills.

Corlanor is used to treat heart failure and was approved by the FDA in 2015. Sensipar is typically used to treat chronic kidney disease, according to Amgen.

Health officials said the risk to patients is low despite the recall.

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