{"id":435851,"date":"2025-12-09T15:21:12","date_gmt":"2025-12-09T15:21:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/435851\/"},"modified":"2025-12-09T15:21:12","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T15:21:12","slug":"thousands-of-bottles-of-blood-pressure-medication-recalled-for-possible-contamination","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/435851\/","title":{"rendered":"Thousands of bottles of blood pressure medication recalled for possible contamination"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"3K2LM2PSZJH5HKCAXHJZRCG7KM\">More than 11,000 bottles of a popular blood pressure medication distributed nationwide has been recalled, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.accessdata.fda.gov\/scripts\/ires\/index.cfm?Product=217466\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.accessdata.fda.gov\/scripts\/ires\/index.cfm?Product=217466\">U.S. Food and Drug Administration.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"SG3X3VGYZNCCVBRXBHO3PJXFS4\">The recall involves 11,136 bottles of Bisoprolol Fumarate and Hydrochlorothiazide Tablets, USP, 2.5 mg\/6.25 mg \u2014 under the brand name Ziac \u2014 manufactured and distributed by Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Inc.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"LOC4QKFG4NGINFEOTYF54KBPE4\">It involves 30-count, 100-count, and 500-count bottles.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"FMHHVC4BEFCVLPKWNW5H4JAFLI\">The medication is under recall for cross contamination with other products, after testing of reserve samples showed presence of traces of ezetimibe, a cholesterol drug made by the same company.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"XIWRQEDERBEUNP44J45EUYU2IU\">Here are the lot numbers and expiration dates for recalled bottles:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"article__unordered-list\">\n<li id=\"DXELCX5DQBB5BMZKIYTDEAMCLU\">Lot 17232401, exp 11\/2025<\/li>\n<li id=\"JT5OJGSKJNGLHELDUUKESBY7LE\">Lot 17240974, exp 05\/2026<\/li>\n<li id=\"AF6WIJ4BYJG55NH6KCCRC5OJD4\">Lot 17232401, exp 11\/2025<\/li>\n<li id=\"LFSEBT2QLZF6DF5ISW3CVIQ2U4\">Lot 17240974, exp 05\/2026<\/li>\n<li id=\"CIFYLM5CSBCS3HMKPSNQ4SPKEY\">Lot 17232401, exp 11\/2025<\/li>\n<li id=\"5H4NX2QDMBHGVD7MZLXSWPWBWU\">Lot 17240974, exp 05\/2026<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"WUHZ5LZUYJCRPE6C6YITWXONIM\">The bottles were distributed nationwide.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"6C3VZ67PUBAD5EDD453OLLN37E\">The recall was initiated on Nov. 21 and was classified to a Class III risk level on Dec. 1.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"TKJP4NUZWRAKPA4FH7MID2NMW4\">A Class III recall is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product is not likely to cause adverse health consequences.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"RXPET24PSZCFBCRUJ3FPTYHP2U\">The recall remains ongoing, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration report.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"More than 11,000 bottles of a popular blood pressure medication distributed nationwide has been recalled, according to 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