Health officials announce ANOTHER recall of blood pressure pills in the UK More blood pressure and heart medications have been recalled today amid concerns they contain a chemical linked to cancer.
The recall is the latest in a months-long scandal with irbesartan, a drug prescribed to patients with high blood pressure or kidney disease.
Pharmacies have been told not to dispense three batches of the pills, just a day after a US company announced a similar recall there.
Today's announcement concerns 150mg and 300mg irbesartan pills supplied by Macleods Pharma UK. Other recalls have concerned other firms. The Daily Mail
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The recall is the latest in a months-long scandal with irbesartan, a drug prescribed to patients with high blood pressure or kidney disease.
Pharmacies have been told not to dispense three batches of the pills, just a day after a US company announced a similar recall there.
Today's announcement concerns 150mg and 300mg irbesartan pills supplied by Macleods Pharma UK. Other recalls have concerned other firms. The Daily Mail
See also:
- MHRA recalls more blood pressure and heart medication from pharmacies as a precaution Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency
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