FDA says drug makers have recalled a blood pressure medicine tainted with a cancer-causing chemical

The U S Food and Drug Administration says drug makers have recalled more than a half-million bottles of the blood pressure medication prazosin hydrochloride over concerns it may include a cancer-causing chemical Related Articles Howie Carr Brace for more lobster-loving jail Byrds Nowadays in History October First African-American plays in an NBA competition Blood pressure medication recalled over level of cancerous chemical Gayle King may be out as host of 'CBS Mornings' next year Limp Bizkit bassist Sam Rivers was determined dead in pool of blood New Jersey-based Teva Pharmaceuticals USA and drugs distributor Amerisource Robustness Services issued voluntary nationwide recalls earlier this month of more than bottles of various strengths of prazosine capsules according to the FDA Doctors prescribe prazosin which relaxes blood vessels to help lower blood pressure It also is sometimes prescribed for nightmares and other sleep disturbances caused by post-traumatic stress disorder The FDA declared in enforcement orders posted online that it has given the affected lots of the drug a Class II exposure classification because selected of the recalled medication may have nitrosamine impurities that are considered potentially cancer causing According to the FDA N-nitrosamine impurities are a class of potentially cancer-causing chemicals that can form during manufacture or storage of a drug