More than 11,000 bottles of bisoprolol-HCTZ were recalled for cross contamination.Affected lots expire in November 2025 or May 2026; contact your\u00a0pharmacist for a replacement.Classified as Class III, the recall is\u00a0low risk, and no related illnesses have been reported.<\/p>\n
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) just announced a recall of 11,136 bottles of blood pressure medication sold nationwide due to cross contamination.\n<\/p>\n
The 2.5-milligram and 6.25-milligram medications affected are bisoprolol fumarate and hydrochlorothiazide tablets distributed in 30-count, 100-count and 500-count bottles. Manufactured by Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Limited, the recalled medications include lot codes “17232401” or “17240974” and expiration dates of “11\/2025” or “05\/2026.”\n<\/p>\n
Check your blood pressure medication. If it matches the recall information, contact your prescriber or pharmacist for a replacement. The recall was issued because tested samples showed traces of ezetimibe, a drug used to treat high cholesterol. The recall has been classified as Class III, meaning the recalled pills are “not likely to cause adverse health consequences.”\n<\/p>\n
No illnesses or reactions have been linked to this recall. Contact a healthcare provider if you have any concerns. For questions, call the FDA at 1-888-INFO-FDA (1-888-463-6332).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"More than 11,000 bottles of bisoprolol-HCTZ were recalled for cross contamination.Affected lots expire in November 2025 or May…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":177837,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[134,524,111,139,69],"class_list":{"0":"post-177836","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-medication","8":"tag-health","9":"tag-medication","10":"tag-new-zealand","11":"tag-newzealand","12":"tag-nz"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/177836","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=177836"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/177836\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/177837"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=177836"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=177836"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=177836"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}