Several prescription drugs recalls issued
Posted May 30, 2013 3:20 pm.
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Four companies have announced the recall of several batches of prescription drugs in Canada.
Health Canada said it has not received any reports of adverse effects.
This is a precautionary measure.
The companies involved are Cobalt Pharmaceuticals, Laboratoire Riva, Mylan Pharmaceuticals and Sanis Health.
The drugs affected by recall are certain lots of:
- Amlodipine, used in the treatment of hypertension or high blood pressure and angina or chest pain.
- Ciprofloxacin and norfloxacin, used to treat infections such as acute bronchitis, urinary tract infections, travellers’ diarrhea.
- Lamotrigine, used in the treatment of epilepsy.
- Telmisartan, used in the management of hypertension.
Patients taking any of the listed drugs are advised not to discontinue their treatment until first consulting with their physician.
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