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Commonly used drug for blood pressure recalled

By: Mike Snider
USA Today

..... Thousands of bottles of a commonly use prescription drug to treat hypertension have been recalled for possible contamination with another drug.
..... Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Incorporated, which has U.S. headquarters in Elmwood Park, New Jersey, has recalled multiple lots of bisoprolol fmarate and hydroclorthiazide tablets (brand name Ziac) because he tables may have been cross-contaminated with other products, according to a recall report published Online by the Food and Drug Administration.
..... The global drug-maker, which is headquartered in Mumbia, India, said testing of reserve samples showed the presence of traces of ezetimibe, a cholesterol drug the company also produces, according to the recall posted December 1. [2025]
..... The FDA classified the recall with a Calls III risk level, which suggest "use of or exposure to a violative product is not likely to cause adverse health consequences," according to the agency.
..... Bisprolo/hydrochlorothiazide blocks beta-1 receptors in the heart, allowing the heart to beat normally, according to WebMD. The drug also increases urination to remove sodium and water from the body, as well as relaxes blood vessels to help lower blood pressure and help to reduce heart attack and stroke risk.
..... The recall involves an undeclared number of lots of tablets, from 2.5 mg to 6.25 mg dosages, in various sized bottles, manufactured in Madhya Pradesh, India, for Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Incorporated, USA.
..... These lots were recalled: * 30-tablet bottles, NDC-48462878-30, Lot 17232401, Expire 11/2025.
* 100tablet bottles, NDC-68462878-01 Lot 1732401, Expire 11/2025.
* 500-tablet bottles, NDC-68462878-05, Lots 17232401, Expire 11/2025 and 17240974 expire 05/2026.
..... USA Today has reach out to Glenmark Pharmaceuticals. Neither Glemark nor the FDA has issued guidance on what to do with the recalled tablets.
..... But according to GoodRX, anyone affected by a drug recall is advised to check their medication's lot number, context their pharmacist as well as their prescriber, and throw away the recalled medications

..... Contributing: Natalie Neysa, Alund, USA Today

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