If you take blood pressure medication, or any necessary medication, you need a backup plan in case yours is recalled. It’s not safe to just suddenly stop taking a drug used to control your high blood pressure, so talk to your doctor about the alternatives now. New medications keep getting added to the recall list. There were two just last week. The … [Read more...]
Blood Pressure Meds Alert: Irbesartan Recall
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued an alert that people taking the blood pressure medication, irbesartan, should contact their doctor immediately as ScieGen Pharmaceuticals Inc. is recalling certain lots of the drug with “Westminster Pharmaceuticals” and “GSMS Inc.” on the label due to possible contamination of a carcinogen used … [Read more...]
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