Common Heart and Blood Pressure Drug Recalled Across the US

Thousands of bottles of metoprolol succinate tablets are impacted, according to a notice published on the FDA’s website.
Common Heart and Blood Pressure Drug Recalled Across the US
A pharmacist works at an NYC Discount Pharmacy in New York, on July 23, 2024. Spencer Platt/Getty Images
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
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A pharmaceutical company is recalling thousands of bottles of a commonly used heart and blood pressure medication, according to a notice published by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) this week.

The notice said that 17,304 100-count bottles of metoprolol succinate extended-release tablets, manufactured by India-based Alkem Laboratories Ltd. and distributed by New Jersey-based Ascend Laboratories, are under recall.

Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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