{"id":310439,"date":"2025-12-11T08:47:09","date_gmt":"2025-12-11T08:47:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/310439\/"},"modified":"2025-12-11T08:47:09","modified_gmt":"2025-12-11T08:47:09","slug":"blood-pressure-medication-ziac-recalled-in-us-over-contamination-fears","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/310439\/","title":{"rendered":"Blood pressure medication Ziac recalled in US over contamination fears"},"content":{"rendered":"

Glenmark Pharmaceuticals has recalled more than 11,100 bottles of bisoprolol fumarate and hydrochlorothiazide tablets<\/p>\n

19:58, 10 Dec 2025Updated 21:10, 10 Dec 2025<\/p>\n

\"BloodBlood pressure medication has been recalled(Image: Getty Images)<\/p>\n

A widely used blood pressure medication has been recalled over fears that it may be contaminated with another drug.<\/p>\n

More than 11,100 bottles of bisoprolol fumarate and hydrochlorothiazide tablets, marketed under the brand name Ziac, have been recalled by Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Inc in the US<\/a>. The tablets may have been cross-contaminated with other products, according to a recall notice published by the Food and Drug Administration.<\/p>\n

The tablets are understood to be commonly used to treat high blood pressure<\/a>, also known as hypertension, by blocking beta-1 receptors in the heart, allowing it to come to a regular beat, according to WebMD.<\/p>\n

The recall notice says that testing of samples “showed presence of ezetimibe,” which is a drug used to treat high cholesterol<\/a>. The December 1 recall was listed as Class III, meaning the use or exposure to the product is “not likely to cause adverse health consequences,” the FDA said.<\/p>\n

The affected pills come in 2.5mg and 6.25mg doses, according to the agency. Specific packages impacted include 30-count bottles NDC-68462-878-30, 100-count bottles NDC-68462-878-01 and 500-count bottles NDC-68462-878-05, according to the recall.<\/p>\n

The affected lot numbers have expiration dates spanning from November 2025 to May 2026. A total of 11,136 bottles were impacted in the recall. The FDA has not yet said what patients should do if their medication is affected by the recall.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Glenmark Pharmaceuticals has recalled more than 11,100 bottles of bisoprolol fumarate and hydrochlorothiazide tablets 19:58, 10 Dec 2025Updated…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":310440,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[42],"tags":[390,102,6591,3100,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-310439","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-medication","8":"tag-breaking-news","9":"tag-health","10":"tag-medication","11":"tag-medicine","12":"tag-uk","13":"tag-united-kingdom","14":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/310439","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=310439"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/310439\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/310440"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=310439"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=310439"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=310439"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}