{"id":460766,"date":"2026-02-08T01:08:10","date_gmt":"2026-02-08T01:08:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/460766\/"},"modified":"2026-02-08T01:08:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-08T01:08:10","slug":"high-blood-pressure-drug-recalled-over-low-blood-pressure-pill-mix-up-national","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/460766\/","title":{"rendered":"High blood pressure drug recalled over low blood pressure pill mix-up &#8211; National"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Health Canada is warning Canadians to check their medication after two lots of MAR-Amlodipine 5 mg tablets were recalled, as some bottles may contain the wrong drug.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/70c8fc80.png\" alt=\"\" style=\"position:absolute;width:1px;height:1px\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Marcan <a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/tag\/pharmaceuticals\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Pharmaceuticals<\/a> Inc. says certain bottles labelled as MAR-Amlodipine may contain midodrine 2.5 mg tablets, a medication used to treat low blood pressure.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, MAR-Amlodipine, the actual medication that is meant for the bottles, is prescribed to treat high blood pressure and chest pain.<\/p>\n<p>Health Canada says taking midodrine instead of amlodipine could lead to serious health risks, including dangerously high blood pressure, dizziness, fainting, slow heartbeats and potential organ damage.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"170\" height=\"225\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/healthiq.jpg\" alt=\"Receive the latest medical news and health information delivered to you every Sunday.\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tGet weekly health news<\/p>\n<p>Receive the latest medical news and health information delivered to you every Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Children may face a higher risk of harm if they take the incorrect medication.<\/p>\n<p>The affected product is MAR-Amlodipine 5 mg, DIN 02371715, from lots 2472021 and 2472021A, with an expiry date of July 2027, according to the public advisory.<\/p>\n<p>Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<p>The correct amlodipine tablets are white to off-white, flat and eight-sided, with a line across the middle. One side is marked \u201c210\u201d and \u201c5,\u201d while the other side is blank.<\/p>\n<p>The incorrect midodrine tablets are white, round and marked with \u201cM2\u201d on one side.<\/p>\n<p>Health Canada is urging patients to immediately check their bottles and return them to a pharmacy if they contain any round tablets or if there is uncertainty about the contents.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\tTrending Now\n\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/11645039\/latest-iranian-regime-official-canada-deportation-secrecy\/\" class=\"c-posts__inner\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-posts__thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1770512890_992_17a4a48ca8cddf2ffeed5f3d293b95a608b73abcd36b5c97a672ed8e6f466b5d.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"336\" height=\"224\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tLatest alleged Iranian regime official found in Canada wants his identity hidden\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/11655664\/donald-trump-obamas-racist-monkeys-video\/\" class=\"c-posts__inner\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-posts__thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1770512890_20_GettyImages-632207066.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"336\" height=\"224\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tTrump takes down racist AI video of Barack and Michelle Obama as monkeys\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Patients are advised not to take the round tablets.<\/p>\n<p>Those experiencing symptoms such as dizziness, unusually high blood pressure or slow heartbeats are advised to contact a health-care professional or call 911.<\/p>\n<p>Immediate medical attention is recommended for chest pain, sudden headaches, trouble speaking, or numbness or weakness.<\/p>\n<p>Health Canada says it is monitoring the recall and the company\u2019s investigation and will notify the public if additional risks are identified.<\/p>\n<p>Consumers with questions can contact Marcan Pharmaceuticals Inc. directly, and health-care professionals are being asked to carefully check bottles before dispensing and report any issues.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\tMore on Health<br \/>\n\t\t\tMore videos\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t&amp;copy 2026 Global News, a division of Corus Entertainment Inc.\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Health Canada is warning Canadians to check their medication after two lots of MAR-Amlodipine 5 mg tablets were&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":460767,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[49,48,1849,111967,84,2974,46208],"class_list":["post-460766","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-health","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-consumer","tag-drug-recall","tag-health","tag-pharmaceuticals","tag-product-recall"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/460766","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=460766"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/460766\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/460767"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=460766"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=460766"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=460766"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}