FDA: Blood Pressure Medication Recalled Over Potential Cancer-Causing ‘Impurity’

FDA: Blood Pressure Medication Recalled Over Potential Cancer-Causing ‘Impurity’
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Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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Blood pressure medication made by Lupin Pharmaceuticals Inc. is being recalled by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for possibly containing a cancer-causing impurity.

The voluntary recall includes the firm’s Irbesartan tablets and Hydrochlorothiazide tablets at the consumer level, according to the FDA.
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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