{"id":816021,"date":"2026-08-17T00:30:08","date_gmt":"2026-08-17T00:30:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/816021\/"},"modified":"2026-08-17T00:30:08","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T00:30:08","slug":"teva-canada-recalls-some-pregabalin-capsules-over-sertraline-contamination-concerns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/816021\/","title":{"rendered":"Teva Canada recalls some Pregabalin capsules over sertraline contamination concerns"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/a\/assets\/texttospeech.svg\" alt=\"Text to Speech Icon\" width=\"44\" height=\"44\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Listen to this article<\/p>\n<p>Estimated 1 minute<\/p>\n<p>The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results.<\/p>\n<p>Teva Canada is recalling some of its Teva-Pregabalin 150 mg capsules after it said routine testing identified possible contamination with the drug sertraline.<\/p>\n<p>The two lots affected by the recall are:<\/p>\n<p>The items were first sold in Canada in September 2025 and have an expiration date of July 31, 2027.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Patients with a hypersensitivity or allergy to sertraline could experience side effects or have a serious allergic reaction, including an anaphylactic reaction, even at a low exposure,&#8221; according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/recalls-rappels.canada.ca\/en\/alert-recall\/two-lots-teva-pregabalin-150-mg-capsules-recalled-due-cross-contamination-drug\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">recall notice from Health Canada<\/a>, noting anaphylactic reactions can be fatal.<\/p>\n<p>The agency said anyone with products from the above-mentioned lots should return them to a pharmacy as soon as possible.<\/p>\n<p>Pregabalin is a prescription drug used to treat pain caused by nerve damage. Sertraline is another prescription drug used to relieve symptoms of depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder and panic disorders.<\/p>\n<p>Toronto-based Teva Canada said in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tevacanada.com\/globalassets\/canada-scs\/new-items\/2026-08-13-public-advisory---teva-pregabalin-en.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">its recall notice<\/a> on Friday that the move is a &#8220;precautionary measure.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Listen to this article Estimated 1 minute The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology.&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":816022,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[58],"tags":[97,243],"class_list":["post-816021","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-medication","tag-health","tag-medication"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/816021","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=816021"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/816021\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/816022"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=816021"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=816021"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=816021"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}