{"id":284943,"date":"2026-02-11T02:21:23","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T02:21:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/284943\/"},"modified":"2026-02-11T02:21:23","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T02:21:23","slug":"blood-pressure-medication-recalled-after-pill-mix-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/284943\/","title":{"rendered":"Blood pressure medication recalled after pill mix-up"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"c-paragraph\">A blood pressure medication mix-up has led to a nationwide recall.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">According to <a href=\"https:\/\/recalls-rappels.canada.ca\/en\/alert-recall\/two-lots-mar-amlodipine-5-mg-tablets-recalled-some-bottles-may-contain-wrong-drug?utm_source=gc-notify&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_content=en&amp;utm_campaign=hc-sc-rsa-22-23\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Health Canada<\/a>, two lots of MAR-Amlodipine 5 mg tablets are being recalled as some bottles may contain the wrong drug.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">MAR-Amlodipine is typically used to treat high blood pressure and chest pain. Health Canada says manufacturer Marcan Pharmaceuticals Inc. inadvertently put medication to treat low pressure in some MAR-Amlodipine bottles.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Finding out if you\u2019ve been given the wrong medication is simple. The correct MAR-Amlodipine tablets have eight sides, are white to off-white and have the numbers \u201c210\u201d and \u201c5\u201d printed on them.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Midodrine 2.5 mg tablets, which were mistakenly put in the bottles, are round in shape and are marked with \u201cM2.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">If you have high blood pressure, Health Canada warns that unintentionally taking midodrine could lead to serious side effects such as a dangerous increase in blood pressure, dizziness, fainting and even organ damage.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">If your bottle of MAR-Amlodipine contains any round or unusual tablets, do not take them and return them to your pharmacy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">If you accidentally took the wrong medication, see a health-care professional or call 911 if you feel dizzy, have unusually high blood pressure or a slow heartbeat. Also seek immediate medical attention if you are experiencing chest pain, a sudden headache, impaired speech or are unable to move or feel part of your body.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A blood pressure medication mix-up has led to a nationwide recall. According to Health Canada, two lots of&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":282252,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[6772,163,85,46,482],"class_list":["post-284943","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-medication","tag-apple-news","tag-health","tag-il","tag-israel","tag-medication"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/284943","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=284943"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/284943\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/282252"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=284943"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=284943"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=284943"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}