Massive recall of blood pressure drugs due to cancer-causing contamination

Millions of bottles of widely prescribed blood pressure medication, prazosin hydrochloride, have been recalled across the United States due to the detection of a potentially cancer-causing chemical impurity, N-nitroso Prazosin impurity C, at levels exceeding federal safety limits. The recall, initiated by Teva Pharmaceuticals USA and drug distributor Amerisource Health Services, affects nearly 590,000 bottles distributed nationwide.

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