Pfizer recalls some batches of blood pressure drug over carcinogen
presence
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[April 23, 2022]
(Reuters) - Pfizer said on Friday it was voluntarily recalling five
batches of its Accupril blood pressure tablets after finding elevated
levels of a potential cancer-causing agent in the medicine.
The drugmaker said it was not aware of any reports of adverse events
related to the recalled batches, which were distributed in the United
States and Puerto Rico from December 2019 to April 2022.
Pfizer Canada also recalled all lots of three doses of Accupril on
Thursday after finding the same impurity to be above acceptable levels.
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![](http://archives.lincolndailynews.com/2022/Apr/23/images/ads/current/farmers_bank_sda_SFARM_2022.png) Pfizer said there was no immediate risk to patients taking this
medication, in which the agent, a nitrosamine, was found.
Nitrosamines are common in water and
foods but exposure above acceptable levels over long periods of time
could increase the risk of cancer.
Pfizer last month also recalled some batches of another blood
pressure drug Accuretic and two authorized cheaper versions due to
the presence of the possible carcinogen.
(Reporting by Amruta Khandekar; Editing by Krishna Chandra Eluri)
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