Blood Pressure Medications Recalled Over Cancer-Causing Concerns

It appears that several blood pressure medications have been recalled over the past few months and, unfortunately, a few more have been added to that list. Teva Pharmaceuticals has officially recalled the Amlodipine/valsartan and amlodipine/valsartan/hydrochlorothiazide combination tablets. The official press release states that these medications contain too much N-nitroso-diethylamine (NDEA), which is a chemical manufactured in India that is classified as a "human carcinogen." Teva has stated that there are no confirmed reports of any illnesses so far, but that retailers should put a hold on distributing these medications and return them ASAP. As for patients who are currently on those medications, it has been advised that those patients continue with the current medication and seek alternative treatment going forward from their prescribing physicians. Teva's statement about the recall and patients who are currently receiving that medication noted that "the risk of harm to a patient’s health may be higher if the treatment is stopped immediately without any comparable alternative treatment." Read onto the NEXT page to see the full list of recalled blood pressure medications... A large number of blood pressure medications have been recalled over the last few months. Check below to see if this recall affects you, provided by the FDA. Lot # Exp. Date Product Description / Strength Bottle Size NDC 23X017 11/2018 Amlodipine and Valsartan Tablets 5 mg/160 mg 90 Count 0093-7690-98 23X018 11/2018 Amlodipine and Valsartan Tablets 5 mg/160 mg 30 Count 0093-7690-56 23X018 11/2018 Amlodipine and Valsartan Tablets 5 mg/160 mg 90 Count 0093-7690-98 23X019 11/2018 Amlodipine and Valsartan Tablets 5 mg/160 mg 30 Count 0093-7690-56 23X019 11/2018 Amlodipine and Valsartan Tablets 5 mg/160 mg 90 Count 0093-7690-98 23X020 11/2018 Amlodipine and Valsartan Tablets 5 mg/160 mg 30 Count 0093-7690-56 23X022 4/2019 Amlodipine and Valsartan Tablets 5 mg/160 mg 30 Count 0093-7690-56 23X023 4/2019 Amlodipine and Valsartan Tablets 5 mg/160 mg 30 Count 0093-7690-56 23X023 4/2019 Amlodipine and Valsartan Tablets 5 mg/160 mg 90 Count 0093-7690-98 23X024 4/2019 Amlodipine and Valsartan Tablets 5 mg/160 mg 90 Count 0093-7690-98 24X012 11/2018 Amlodipine and Valsartan Tablets 10 mg/160 mg 30 Count 0093-7691-56 24X012 11/2018 Amlodipine and Valsartan Tablets 10 mg/160 mg 90 Count 0093-7691-98 24X013 11/2018 Amlodipine and Valsartan Tablets 10 mg/160 mg 30 Count 0093-7691-56 25X028 11/2018 Amlodipine and Valsartan Tablets 5 mg/320 mg 90 Count 0093-7692-98 25X029 11/2018 Amlodipine and Valsartan Tablets 5 mg/320 mg 30 Count 0093-7692-56 25X029 11/2018 Amlodipine and Valsartan Tablets 5 mg/320 mg 90 Count 0093-7692-98 25X030 11/2018 Amlodipine and Valsartan Tablets 5 mg/320 mg 30 Count 0093-7692-56 25X031 11/2018 Amlodipine and Valsartan Tablets 5 mg/320 mg 30 Count 0093-7692-56 25X032 11/2018 Amlodipine and Valsartan Tablets 5 mg/320 mg 30 Count 0093-7692-56 25X035 4/2019 Amlodipine and Valsartan Tablets 5 mg/320 mg 30 Count 0093-7692-56 25X037 4/2019 Amlodipine and Valsartan Tablets 5 mg/320 mg 30 Count 0093-7692-56 26X036 11/2018 Amlodipine and Valsartan Tablets 10 mg/320 mg 90 Count 0093-7693-98 26X038 11/2018 Amlodipine and Valsartan Tablets 10 mg/320 mg 90 Count 0093-7693-98 26X039 11/2018 Amlodipine and Valsartan Tablets 30 Count 0093-7693-56 Lot # Exp. Date Product Description / Strength Bottle Size NDC 10 mg/320 mg 26X039 11/2018 Amlodipine and Valsartan Tablets 10 mg/320 mg 90 Count 0093-7693-98 26X040 11/2018 Amlodipine and Valsartan Tablets 10 mg/320 mg 30 Count 0093-7693-56 26X041 11/2018 Amlodipine and Valsartan Tablets 10 mg/320 mg 30 Count 0093-7693-56 26X042 11/2018 Amlodipine and Valsartan Tablets 10 mg/320 mg 30 Count 0093-7693-56 26X043 11/2018 Amlodipine and Valsartan Tablets 10 mg/320 mg 30 Count 0093-7693-56 26X044 4/2019 Amlodipine and Valsartan Tablets 10 mg/320 mg 90 Count 0093-7693-98 26X045 4/2019 Amlodipine and Valsartan Tablets 10 mg/320 mg 90 Count 0093-7693-98 26X046 4/2019 Amlodipine and Valsartan Tablets 10 mg/320 mg 30 Count 0093-7693-56 26X047 4/2019 Amlodipine and Valsartan Tablets 10 mg/320 mg 30 Count 0093-7693-56 26X048 4/2019 Amlodipine and Valsartan Tablets 10 mg/320 mg 30 Count 0093-7693-56 26X049 4/2019 Amlodipine and Valsartan Tablets 10 mg/320 mg 30 Count 0093-7693-56 26X050 4/2019 Amlodipine and Valsartan Tablets 10 mg/320 mg 30 Count 0093-7693-56 26X051 4/2019 Amlodipine and Valsartan Tablets 10 mg/320 mg 30 Count 0093-7693-56 Lot # Exp. Date Product Description/ Strength Bottle Size NDC 18X010 2/2019 Amlodipine, Valsartan, and Hydrochlorothiazide Tablets 5 mg/160 mg/12.5 mg 30 count 0093-7807-56 18X010 2/2019 Amlodipine, Valsartan, and Hydrochlorothiazide Tablets 5 mg/160 mg/12.5 mg 90 count 0093-7807-98 18X011 2/2019 Amlodipine, Valsartan, and Hydrochlorothiazide Tablets 5 mg/160 mg/12.5 mg 30 count 0093-7807-56 20X006 11/2018 Amlodipine, Valsartan, and Hydrochlorothiazide Tablets 10 mg/160 mg/12.5 mg 30 count 0093-7810-56 20X006 11/2018 Amlodipine, Valsartan, and Hydrochlorothiazide Tablets 10 mg/160 mg/12.5 mg 90 count 0093-7810-98 21X006 11/2018 Amlodipine, Valsartan, and Hydrochlorothiazide Tablets 10 mg/160 mg/25 mg 30 count 0093-7038-56 21X006 11/2018 Amlodipine, Valsartan, and Hydrochlorothiazide Tablets 10 mg/160 mg/25 mg 90 count 0093-7038-98 21X007 2/2019 Amlodipine, Valsartan, and Hydrochlorothiazide Tablets 10 mg/160 mg/25 mg 30 count 0093-7038-56 22X045 2/2019 Amlodipine, Valsartan, and Hydrochlorothiazide Tablets 10 mg/320 mg/25 mg 30 count 0093-7809-56 22X045 2/2019 Amlodipine, Valsartan, and Hydrochlorothiazide Tablets 10 mg/320 mg/25 mg 90 count 0093-7809-98 22X046 02/2019 Amlodipine, Valsartan, and Hydrochlorothiazide Tablets 10 mg/320 mg/25 mg 30 count 0093-7809-56 22X047 02/2019 Amlodipine, Valsartan, and Hydrochlorothiazide Tablets 10 mg/320 mg/25 mg 30 count 0093-7809-56 Please SHARE this article to spread awareness about this widespread recall! Check out the full news coverage on the first slew of recalls from July of 2018 below.