The National Medicines Safety Agency is recalling different batches of Amlodipine, a drug against hypertension. Errors occurred during packaging.
- The ANSM has published a recall for batches of Amlodipine.
- Errors occurred during the packaging of this blood pressure medication.
- Affected patients should return their boxes to the pharmacy for replacement.
Be careful with your medicine boxes if you suffer from hypertension. The National Medicines Safety Agency is recalling different batches of Amlodipine, an anti-hypertensive drug. “We have been informed by the EG Labo laboratory of an error that occurred during the packaging of batch A53014 of Amlodipine EG 5 mg: strips of Amlodipine EG 5 mg were packaged in boxes of Amlodipine EG 10 mg.she warns in a communicated. All boxes from lots A53014 are recalled.
Amlodipine 5 and 10 mg: recall of batches A53014
⚠️Risk of underdosing following a packaging error
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Antihypertensive: which boxes of Amlodipine are affected?
This medicine is indicated in the “treatment of high blood pressure and preventive treatment of angina attacks, particularly in cases of Prinzmetal’s angina (coronary artery spasm)”, specifies the ANSM. The two batches concerned are boxes of 30 capsules of Amlodipine EG 5 mg and boxes of 30 capsules of Amlodipine EG 10 mg. All have an expiration date of February 2028 and they were distributed from June 21, 2023.”The risk for patients affected by this error is an underdosage, and therefore a reduction in the effectiveness of the treatment, develops the agency. HASno pharmacovigilance case related to the quality defect has been reported to the laboratory to date.”
Hypertension: what to do if you have boxes of the medication?
To find out if the medications you have have been reversed, you need to look at the batch number, which appears on the boxes. “If a reference other than A53014 is written on your box, you are not affected by the recall.”, explains the ASNM. If this number is registered, you must return the boxes to the pharmacy, where a pharmacist will check them and then exchange them for others from a compliant batch. “Do not stop or change your treatment without medical advice.”, alerts the ASNM. If you experience symptoms similar to those of hypertension, such as headaches or shortness of breath, or even dizziness, you should consult a doctor.
At the same time, the ANSM calls on pharmacists to contact patients to whom they issued Amlodipine from these batches for verification.
Medication recall: what is the role of this treatment against hypertension?
In cases of high blood pressure, the pressure of the blood on the walls of the arteries is abnormally high. Without treatment, this chronic disease tires the heart and can cause heart failure, but it also increases cardiovascular risk and can lead to myocardial infarction or stroke. “In patients with high blood pressure values, this medicine works by relaxing the blood vessels so that blood passes through them more easily.indicates the notice. In patients with angina, AMLODIPINE BIOGARAN works by improving the blood supply to the heart muscle, which thus receives more oxygen, which prevents the onset of chest pain.” Whether it is Amlodipine or another anti-hypertensive treatment, all must be taken for life.
