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Americans who take blood pressure medication may want to check their medicine cabinets after thousands of bottles of a prescription drug were recalled nationwide.
New Jersey-based Macleods Pharma USA is recalling certain lots of olmesartan medoxomil, amlodipine and hydrochlorothiazide tablets after the drug failed to meet federal quality standards, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
The recall concerns 3,528 bottles of 30 units from lot 12251163A and 216 bottles of 90 units from lot 12251163B. Both bundles expire on May 31, 2027.
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Americans who take blood pressure medication may want to check their medicine cabinets after thousands of bottles of a prescription drug were recalled nationwide. (iStock)
Consumers can check their prescription bottles for the lot number and the National Drug Code, or NDC. The recalled 30-count bottles are NDC 33342-246-07, while the 90-count bottles are NDC 33342-246-10.
The FDA listed the reason for the recall as “dissolution specification failure,” meaning the pills did not dissolve as required in testing.
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The FDA listed the reason for the recall as “failure of dissolution specifications.” (iStock)
The agency classified the action as a Class II recall, meaning that use of the affected drug “may result in temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences,” but the likelihood of serious health consequences is considered low.
Macleods Pharma USA initiated the recall on October 7 and the FDA classified it on October 26. The recall is still ongoing and affects products distributed nationwide.
The recall comes weeks after another blood pressure drug was pulled from shelves for a similar problem.
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The recall comes weeks after another blood pressure drug was pulled from shelves for a similar problem. (iStock)
Indian company Inventia Healthcare Ltd. recalled 13,567 bottles of 25-milligram chlorthalidone tablets in September after the drug failed dissolution tests, according to the FDA.
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Chlorthalidone is used to treat high blood pressure and fluid retention, according to the Mayo Clinic.
FOX Business could not immediately reach Macleods Pharma USA for comment.
Matthew Kazin of FOX Business contributed to this report.
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