Blood pressure medicine recalled for nitrosamine

Pfizer is voluntarily recalling a number of a number of blood stress treatment on account of elevated ranges of nitrosamine, which may improve the danger of most cancers.

The corporate mentioned it’s recalling six a number of Accuretic tablets that it distributed, one lot of quinapril and hydrochlorothiazide tablets and 4 a number of quinapril HCl/ hydrochlorothiazide tablets as a result of the extent of nitrosamine was above the appropriate every day consumption.

Nitrosamines are frequent in water and meals, together with cured and grilled meats, dairy merchandise and greens, Pfizer mentioned in its recall discover.

Final September, Pfizer recalled all heaps Chantix smoking cessation drug for excessive ranges of nitrosamine.

“Everyone seems to be uncovered to some stage of nitrosamines. These impurities could improve the danger of most cancers if individuals are uncovered to them above acceptable ranges over lengthy durations of time,” the corporate mentioned.

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Pfizer mentioned it’s “not conscious of stories of opposed occasions which have been assessed to be associated to this recall.”

“Though long- time period ingestion of N-nitroso-quinapril could also be related to a possible elevated most cancers danger in people, there isn’t a instant danger to sufferers taking this treatment,” Pfizer mentioned.

Well being care professionals advise sufferers to seek the advice of with their docs or pharmacists earlier than discontinuing one of many recalled blood stress medicines or discovering another remedy.

Discontinuing a recalled drug might trigger extra instant hurt than staying on the treatment.

Blood stress medication recall

The affected objects are 90-count bottles.

Accuretic (quinapril HCl/hydrochlorothiazide) tablets, 10/12.5 mg

• NDC: 0071-3112-23; Lot quantity: FG5379; Expiration date: August 2024
• NDC: 0071-0222-23; Lot quantity: EA6686; April 2022

Accuretic (quinapril HCl/hydrochlorothiazide) tablets, 20/12.5 mg

• NDC: 0071-5212-23; Lot quantity: FG5381; Expiration date: August 2024
• NDC: 0071-0220-23; Lot quantity: EA6665; Expiration date: April 2022
• NDC: 0071-0220-23; Lot quantity: CN0640; Expiration date: April 2022

Accuretic (quinapril HCl/hydrochlorothiazide) tablets, 20/25 mg

• NDC: 0071-0223-23; Lot quantity: ET6974; Expiration date: February 2023

Quinapril and hydrochlorothiazide tablets, 20/25 mg:

• NDC: 59762-5225-9; Lot quantity: FE3714; Expiration date: February 2023

Quinapril HCl/hydrochlorothiazide tablets, 20/12.5 mg:

• NDC: 59762-0220-1; Lot quantity: DN6931; Expiration date: March 2023
• NDC: 59762-0220-1; Lot quantity: ED3904; Expiration date: March 2023
• NDC: 59762-0220-1; Lot quantity: ED3905; Expiration date: March 2023

Quinapril HCl/hydrochlorothiazide tablets, 20/25 mg

• NDC: 59762-5225-9; Lot quantity: FE3714; Expiration date: February 2023

What to do in the event you take the recalled blood stress treatment

In line with Pfizer, sufferers who’re taking one of many affected merchandise ought to seek the advice of with their healthcare supplier or pharmacy to find out if they’ve the affected product.

Sufferers with the affected product can name 888-843-0247 on weekdays from 8 a.m. to five p.m. ET for directions on find out how to return their product and acquire reimbursement for his or her price.

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