FDA recalls blood pressure medicine tainted with cancer-causing chemical
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said drugmakers are recalling more than half a million vials of the blood pressure medication prazosin hydrochloride over concerns it may contain a cancer-causing chemical.
New Jersey-based Teva Pharmaceuticals USA and nationwide voluntary drug distributor Amerisource Health Services reminds More than 580,000 vials contained prazosin capsules in various strengths, according to the FDA earlier this month.
Doctors prescribe prazosin, which relaxes blood vessels, to help lower blood pressure. It is also sometimes prescribed for nightmares and other sleep disorders caused by post-traumatic stress disorder.
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FDA said: executive orders The affected drug groups were given a Class II risk classification because some of the recalled drugs may contain nitrosamine impurities, which are thought to potentially cause cancer, it said online.
According to the FDA, N-nitrosamine impurities It is a class of potentially cancer-causing chemicals that can be formed during the manufacture or storage of a drug.
