{"id":620211,"date":"2025-12-08T14:27:11","date_gmt":"2025-12-08T14:27:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/620211\/"},"modified":"2025-12-08T14:27:11","modified_gmt":"2025-12-08T14:27:11","slug":"recall-alert-blood-pressure-medication-recalled-may-be-contaminated-with-wrong-drug-wsb-tv-channel-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/620211\/","title":{"rendered":"Recall alert: Blood pressure medication recalled; may be contaminated with wrong drug \u2013 WSB-TV Channel 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">The Food and Drug Administration has recalled a popular treatment for high blood pressure. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">The agency said that bottles of bisoprolol fumarate and hydrochlorothiazide tablets, under the brand name Ziac, may have been cross-contaminated with other drugs, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/health\/2025\/12\/06\/blood-pressure-drug-recall-ziac-cross-contamination\/87641330007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/health\/2025\/12\/06\/blood-pressure-drug-recall-ziac-cross-contamination\/87641330007\/\">USA Today<\/a> reported. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">The drugmaker said testing of reserve samples showed traces of ezetimibe, a cholesterol drug made by the same company. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">The recall affects tablets in dosages from 2.5 mg to 6.25 mg made by Madhya Pradesh in India for Glenmark Pharmaceuticals, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/health\/2025\/12\/06\/blood-pressure-drug-recall-ziac-cross-contamination\/87641330007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/health\/2025\/12\/06\/blood-pressure-drug-recall-ziac-cross-contamination\/87641330007\/\">USA Today<\/a> reported. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/policy\/healthcare\/5636604-high-blood-pressure-medication-voluntarily-recalled-fda\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/policy\/healthcare\/5636604-high-blood-pressure-medication-voluntarily-recalled-fda\/\">The Hill<\/a> reported that more than 11,100 bottles have been recalled.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">The following pills have been recalled, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/health\/2025\/12\/06\/blood-pressure-drug-recall-ziac-cross-contamination\/87641330007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/health\/2025\/12\/06\/blood-pressure-drug-recall-ziac-cross-contamination\/87641330007\/\">USA Today<\/a>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>30-tablet bottles, NDC-68462-878-30. Lot 17232401, expiration 11\/2025.<\/li>\n<li>100-tablet bottles, NDC-68462-878-01. Lot 17232401, expiration 11\/2025.<\/li>\n<li>500-tablet bottles, NDC-68462-878-05. Lots 17232401, exp. 11\/2025 and 17240974, expiration 05\/2026.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">The recall is a Class III, or &#8220;a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product is not likely to cause adverse health consequences,&#8221; according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fda.gov\/safety\/industry-guidance-recalls\/recalls-background-and-definitions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.fda.gov\/safety\/industry-guidance-recalls\/recalls-background-and-definitions\">FDA<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Bisoprolol fumarate and hydrochlorothiazide are prescribed in combination. The first is a heart beta blocker, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mayoclinic.org\/drugs-supplements\/bisoprolol-and-hydrochlorothiazide-oral-route\/description\/drg-20071051\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.mayoclinic.org\/drugs-supplements\/bisoprolol-and-hydrochlorothiazide-oral-route\/description\/drg-20071051\">Mayo Clinic<\/a> and allows it to beat normally. The second increases urination to remove sodium and water from a person. The medications also allow blood vessels to relax, lowering blood pressure and reducing the risk of heart attacks or strokes. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph body-copyright\">\u00a92025 Cox Media Group<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Food and Drug Administration has recalled a popular treatment for high blood pressure. 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