More than 500,000 bottles of popular blood pressure medication have been recalled because they contain chemicals that can cause cancer.
that Food and Drug Administration The alert has been issued affecting more than 580,800 bottles of Prazosin Hydroclide capsules distributed by Teva Pharmaceuticals.
The recall includes three doses: 1 mg, 2 mg, and 5 mg.
Prazosin hydrochloride is used to treat high blood pressure and for off-label uses, and may help treat symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder, especially nightmares and sleep problems. USA Today It has been reported.
The FDA said the drug contained higher than acceptable levels of impurity C, N-nitrosoprazosin.
The following lots of medication are being recalled:
Prazosin hydrochloride, 1 mg capsules, recall number D-0104-2026 (181,659 bottles)
NDC Number NDC 0093-4067-01 (100 capsules)
- 3010544A, expiration date: October 2025
- 3010545A, expiration date: October 2025
- 3010567A, expiration date: December 2025
- 3010590A, expiration date: February 2026
- 3010601A, expiration date: March 2026
- 3010602A, expiration date: March 2026
- 3010603A, expiration date: March 2026
- 3010652A, expiration date: July 2026
- 3010670A, expiration date: July 2026
- 3010671A, expiration date: July 2026
- 3010678A, expiration date: August 2026
- 3010700A, expiration date: August 2026
- 3010701A, expiration date: August 2026
NDC 0093-4067-10 (1,000 capsules)
- 3010440A, expiration date: December 2025
- 3010672A, expiration date: July 2026
Prazosin hydrochloride, 2 mg capsules, recall number D-0105-2026 (291,512 party)
NDC 0093-4068-01 (100 capsules)
- 3010398A, expiration date: December 2025
- 3010399A, expiration date: December 2025
- 3010400A, expiration date: December 2025
- 3010401A, expiration date: December 2025
- 3010353A, expiration date: December 2025
- 3010439A, expiration date: January 2026
- 3010388A, expiration date: January 2026
- 3010526A, expiration date: March 2026
- 3010527A, expiration date: March 2026
- 3010591A, expiration date: July 2026
- 3010343A, expiration date: October 2025
- 3010352A, expiration date: November 2025
- 3010468A, expiration date: February 2026
- 3010469A, expiration date: February 2026
- 3010461A, expiration date: February 2026
- 3010629A, expiration date: September 2026
- 3010653A, expiration date: January 2027
- 3010654A, expiration date: February 2027
- 3010679A, expiration date: February 2027
- 3010702A, expiration date: February 2027
- 3010547A, expiration date: April 2026
NDC 0093-4068-10 (1,000 capsules)
- 3010402A Expires: February 2028
- 3010593A, expiration date: July 2026
- 3010610A, expiration date: September 2026
Prazosin hydrochloride, 5 mg capsules, recall number D-0106-2026 (107,673 bottles)
NDC 0093-4069-01 (100 capsules)
- 3010403A, expiration date: February 2026
- 3010385A, expiration date: February 2026
- 3010404A, expiration date: February 2026
- 3010405A, expiration date: March 2026
- 3010510A, expiration date: March 2026
- 3010528A, expiration date: March 2026
- 3010354A, expiration date: March 2026
- 3010592A, expiration date: August 2026
- 3010605A, expiration date: August 2026
- 3010611A, expiration date: August 2026
- 3010612A, expiration date: August 2026
- 3010655A, expiration date: February 2027
- 3010703A, expiration date: February 2027
NDC 0093-4069-52 (250 capsules)
- 3010430A, expiration date: November 2025
- 3010613A, expiration date: August 2026
NDC 0093-4069-05 (500 capsules)
- 3010406A, expiration date: February 2026
classified by the FDA The recall is Class IIThis means “circumstances in which use or exposure to a violating product may result in temporary or medically reversible adverse health effects or are unlikely to result in serious adverse health effects.”
Although no official guidance has been released on what to do with the recalled drugs. Good Rx People who have recalled medications are advised to check the lot number, contact their pharmacist and prescriber, and then dispose of the medication. USA Today It has been reported.
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