{"id":311239,"date":"2025-12-12T02:51:20","date_gmt":"2025-12-12T02:51:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/311239\/"},"modified":"2025-12-12T02:51:20","modified_gmt":"2025-12-12T02:51:20","slug":"popular-blood-pressure-tablets-recalled-over-cross-contamination-fears-with-another-drug","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/311239\/","title":{"rendered":"Popular blood pressure tablets recalled over cross contamination fears with another drug"},"content":{"rendered":"

Samples of the blood pressure medication ‘showed presence’ of another drug used to treat cholesterol\"NurseA popular blood pressure medication has been recalled(Image: Getty)<\/p>\n

A frequently used blood pressure medication has been recalled due to concerns that it might be cross-contaminated with another drug. Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Inc. in the US has recalled over 11,100 bottles of bisoprolol fumarate and hydrochlorothiazide tablets under the brand name Ziac.<\/p>\n

This is due to fears that the tablets might have been cross contaminated with other products, according to a recall notice published by the Food and Drug administration.<\/a> Bisoprolol and hydrochlorothiazide are commonly used to treat high blood pressure.<\/p>\n

This is also known as hypertension, by blocking beta-1 receptors in the heart, and allowing it to come back down to a regular heartbeat, according to WebMD<\/a>. The drug also increases urination to extract sodium and water from the body, as well as relaxes blood vessels to encourage lower blood pressure and reduce risk of a heart attack or stroke.<\/p>\n

The recall notice detailed that testing of reserve samples \u201cshowed presence of ezetimibe,\u201d which is a drug used to treat high cholesterol. The December 1 recall was listed as Class III. The FDA<\/a> advised that use or exposure to the product is is \u201cnot likely to cause adverse health consequences\u201d.<\/p>\n

\"TheThe FDA announced a recall of a commonly used blood pressure medication (Image: Getty)<\/p>\n

The affected pills are distributed 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 expirations dates which span from November 2025 to May 2026. A total of 11,136 bottles have been impacted in the recall.<\/p>\n

The FDA did not state what patients should do if their medication is affected by the recall.<\/p>\n

However, according to GoodRx<\/a>, anyone impacted by a drug recall is urged to check their medication’s lot number, contact their pharmacist and prescriber and dispose of the recalled medication.<\/p>\n

In terms of recent major recalls in the UK, Tesco have recently pulled one Christmas food item from shelves due to a potential health risk.<\/p>\n

The supermarket issued a recall for its Tesco 6 Aubergine Katsu Bao Buns earlier this week on Monday, December 8.<\/p>\n

\"AnThe aubergine katsu bao buns may contain undeclared milk(Image: Tesco )<\/p>\n

The party snack may contain undeclared milk, posing as “a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy or intolerance to milk or milk constituents.”<\/p>\n

An allergy alert published by the Food Standards Agency (FSA) has advised that the recall includes all of the supermarket’s 258g packs of the bao buns.<\/p>\n

Shoppers are being told to look for all the dates up to and including December 13, 2025.<\/p>\n

Tesco customers who have purchased the bao buns have been warned “do not eat”, especially if they have an intolerance or allergy to dairy products.<\/p>\n

Instead, they are being asked to return the bao buns to any store where they will be provided with a full refund and no receipt required.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Samples of the blood pressure medication ‘showed presence’ of another drug used to treat cholesterolA popular blood pressure…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":311240,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[42],"tags":[2505,1991,102,6591,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-311239","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-medication","8":"tag-drugs","9":"tag-food","10":"tag-health","11":"tag-medication","12":"tag-uk","13":"tag-united-kingdom","14":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/311239","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=311239"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/311239\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/311240"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=311239"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=311239"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=311239"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}