Need to know
The MHRA has recalled a batch of Ramipril high blood pressure medication
Need to know: Urgent recall for Ramipril high blood pressure medication
- Patients taking Ramipril 10mg capsules are being urged to check their medication after a batch recall due to packaging errors.
- The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) announced that Crescent Pharma Limited is recalling one batch as a precautionary measure. The company received a complaint where “inside a sealed carton of Ramipril 10 mg Capsules Batch No.: GR174091, one blister pack of Ramipril 5 mg Capsules Batch No.: GR164094 was found.”
- Healthcare professionals have been instructed to halt supply and quarantine stocks of the affected batch immediately.
- Patients prescribed Ramipril 10mg who have batch number GR174091 should check their cartons contain the correct medication. The MHRA advises: “If the carton contains blister strips that are labelled and contain Ramipril 5 mg capsule, contact your dispensing pharmacy in the first instance.”
- The regulator stressed that both strengths treat high blood pressure, heart failure and kidney disease. Any impact from receiving a lower dose would be gradual rather than immediate or life-threatening.
- Those with concerns should seek medical advice and report any adverse reactions via the MHRA Yellow Card scheme.
- READ THE FULL STORY: New urgent ‘contact pharmacy’ alert to people taking Ramipril
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