In the words of The Weeknd, here we go…again. There is yet another recall of blood pressure medications due to unacceptable levels of a substance that may cause cancer. This time it’s Pfizer that’s doing the voluntary recalling. This recall includes six lots of Accuretic tablets, which Pfizer directly distributes. It also includes medications distributed by Greenstone: four lots of tablets combining quinapril hydrochloride (HCl) with hydrochlorothiazide and one lot of tablets combining quinapril with hydrochlorothiazide. And this time the carcinogenic culprit of concern is a nitrosamine impurity called N-nitroso-quinapril.
So pfizer recalling three blood pressure medication types due to cancer concerns fda says by bruce wiley in the words of the weeknd here we go again there is yet another recall of blood pressure medications due to unacceptable levels of a substance that may cause cancer this time it’s pfizer that’s doing the voluntary recalling this recall includes six slots
Of a keratic tablets which pfizer directly distributes it also includes medications distributed by greenstone four lots of tablets combining quinoprol hydrochloride hcl with hydrochlorothiazide and one lot of tablets combining quinapro with hydrochlorothiazide and this time the carcinogenic culprit of concern is a nitrosamine impurity called n-nitrosoquinoprol
As i wrote before for forbes in october 2021 in recent years blood pressure medication recalls for possible cancer causing impurity announcements have become seemingly more common than sequels of the halloween movie franchise and like the halloween sequels the storylines for each recall have all been quite similar and not good after all when you order some blood
Pressure medications you probably don’t say hey could you sprinkle some more of that potentially cancer-causing stuff on those tablets the specific impurities and the specific manufacturers may have differed from recall to recall but in each case such impurities have been present in quantities that may be exceeding acceptable daily intake audi levels of course
Taking one tablet with a little too much end nitrosoquiniprol won’t change your life forever like taking the blue pill in the matrix movie if you’ve been trying to go completely nitrosamine free you’ve probably already failed assuming that you aren’t a cinderblock and do in fact regularly drink water and eat food nitrosamines are typically found in many things
That you may regularly put into your mouth such as cured and grilled meats dairy products and vegetables so nitrosamine impurities are more like reality tv shows such as married at first sight while some limited exposure to such things may be okay be careful about too much accumulated exposure over time cancer concerns may eventually arise if over a long period
Of time you regularly consume nitrosamine in quantities that exceed the body levels the u.s food and drug administration fda also posted a copy of the pfizer recall announcement they also tweeted the following distribution of all of these lots occurred from november 2019 through march 2022 so if you’ve purchased some blood pressure medications over the past
Few years you’ve got lots to check these recalled lots encompass the following products a keratic tablets that combine 10 milligrams of quinoprol hcl with 12.5 milligrams of hydrochlorothiazide a keratic tablets that combine 20 milligrams of quinoprol hcl with 12.5 milligrams of hydrochlorothiazide a keratic tablets that combine 20 milligrams of quinoprol hcl
With 25 milligrams of hydrochlorothiazide tablets that combine 20 milligrams of quinoprol with 25 milligrams of hydrochlorothiazide tablets distributed by greenstone tablets that combine 20 milligrams of quinoprol hcl with 12.5 milligrams of hydrochlorothiazide distributed by greenstone tablets that combine 20 milligrams of quinoprol hcl with 25 milligrams of
Hydrochlorothiazide distributed by greenstone again the recall involves only specific lots of these blood pressure medications that have been distributed by pfizer or greenstone in the u.s and puerto rico so just because you are taking medications that include quinoprol quinoprol hydrochloride or hydrochlorothiazide doesn’t mean that you are affected quinipro
Hydrochloride is essentially quinoprol but just a little salty so to speak it’s the hydrochloride salt form of quinoprol both are ace inhibitors in this case ace is not the place with the helpful hardware but stands for angiotensin converting enzyme this enzyme is normally present in the walls of your blood vessels and helps produce a substance called angiotensin
Ii this substance makes your blood vessel walls tighten like a pair of spanx so that your blood vessels get more narrow this in turn can raise your blood pressure thus inhibiting ace as quinapro can do will reduce the amount of angiotensin too allowing your blood vessels to relax more hydrochlorothiazide is another common blood pressure medication it is a diuretic
Which is medical speak for something that makes you pee more of course you probably don’t usually say my day would be so much better if i could just pee more peeing more can have a medical purpose helping reduce the amount of fluid in your blood vessels which as a result can lower your blood pressure if you do find that you are taking blood pressure medications
Affected by this recall don’t just stop taking your medications cold turkey blood pressure medications aren’t like underwear you should just choose to not use them one day instead talk to your doctor first to discuss possible alternatives to your current medications with all of these blood pressure medication recalls in recent years you’ve got to wonder whether
Enough safety monitoring and quality control measures and regulatory oversight are in place for pharmaceutical manufacturers over the past several decades many pharmaceutical companies have expanded their supply chains globally trying to find lower-cost ways of manufacturing medications manufacturing medications though is not the same as making other products such
As underwear you can often readily tell when a pair of underwear has a defect such as three leg holes instead of two plus such underwear defects probably won’t have significant health consequences unless someone needs you in the groin when they see your underwear has an extra hole by contrast you are probably relying on pharmaceutical companies and regulators to
Ensure that medications are indeed safe to take after all in the words of the weekend in your eyes the medications may still appear to be okay even when they have unacceptable levels of impurities uh uh uh you
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