Blood pressure medication recalled in New York over cross-contamination concerns

NEW YORK: As part of health maintenance for all, the authorities concerned recalled a commonly used blood pressure medication over fears that it may be cross-contaminated with another drug.

Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Inc. said that the company had recalled more than 11,100 bottles of bisoprolol fumarate and hydrochlorothiazide tablets under the brand name Ziac.

The company doubted that the tablets may have been cross-contaminated with other products, said the blood pressure medication recall notice seen today.

According to WebMD, Bisoprolol/hydrochlorothiazide is just a is commonly used medication that individuals take to treat hypertension (high blood pressure), by blocking beta-1 receptors in the heart, and allowing it to come to a regular heartbeat.  

The recall notice said that testing of reserve samples “showed presence of ezetimibe,” a drug used to treat high cholesterol.

The FDA added that the Dec 1 recall was listed as Class III, meaning the use or exposure to the product is “not likely to cause adverse health consequences.”