Blood pressure meds pulled out of USA after FDA finds unexpected cholesterol-drug mix — what patients need to know

Blood pressure meds pulled out of USA after FDA finds unexpected cholesterol-drug mix — what patients need to know

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Blood pressure meds pulled out of USA after FDA finds unexpected cholesterol-drug mix — what patients need to know

The FDA has ordered a recall after reserve-sample testing found traces of a cholesterol medicine inside bottles of a widely prescribed blood-pressure tablet.Roughly 11,100 bottles of the bisoprolol/hydrochlorothiazide combination sold as Ziac were included in the notice. Regulators say the problem looks like cross-contamination during manufacturing — an unexpected drug mix rather than an impurity … Read more