Pfizer <br />Issues Recall , of Blood <br />Pressure Medication.<br />Pfizer <br />Issues Recall , of Blood <br />Pressure Medication.<br />Pfizer issued a recall <br />of the blood pressure <br />medication Accuretic <br />on March 21.<br />Other versions of the drug are known as hydrochlorothiazide tablets and quinapril.<br />The medications are also used to mitigate the onset of strokes and myocardial infarctions.<br />The recall was issued due to the detection of a cancer-causing carcinogen <br />classified as nitrosamine.<br />This particular nitrosamine is known as N-nitroso-quinapril.<br />According to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), .<br />nitrosamines are found in a number of common foods and beverages.<br />Nitrosamines are common in water and foods, including cured and grilled meats, dairy products and vegetables, FDA, via NPR News.<br />Nitrosamines are common in water and foods, including cured and grilled meats, dairy products and vegetables, FDA, via NPR News.<br />Nitrosamines are common in water and foods, including cured and grilled meats, dairy products and vegetables, FDA, via NPR News.<br />These impurities may increase the risk of cancer if people are exposed to them above acceptable levels over long periods of time, FDA, via NPR News.<br />Everyone is exposed to some <br />level of nitrosamines, FDA, via NPR News.<br />In issuing the voluntary recall, Pfizer described the potential dangers of ingesting N-nitroso-quinapril for an extended amount of time.<br />Long-term ingestion of N-nitroso-quinapril may be associated with a potential increased cancer risk in humans. , Pfizer, via NPR News.<br />There is no immediate risk to patients taking this medication, Pfizer, via NPR News
