Ramipril Blood Pressure Lowering Medication Alert

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Precautionary recall of blood pressure medication after packaging error

If you take Ramipril - a blood pressure lowering medication, you may wish to read the below article. It is dated 6 March 2026 but just in case you may have been prescribed this medication …

Precautionary recall of blood pressure medication after packaging error - GOV.UK

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@ManjiB omg that’s dreadful.

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It may not be that awful Irene - it is more a precaution, though ideally I personally wouldn’t want to experience this. The final paragraph in the notice advises as below - it is meant to reassure and I hope it will for anyone who has taken the medication.

If you’ve already taken Amlodipine, please be reassured that there is a very low risk to your health. Both medications are used to treat high blood pressure, however because your body may not be used to a different type of medicine, your blood pressure may become lower than normal, and you may experience dizziness because of taking amlodipine. Any suspected adverse reactions should also be reported via the MHRA Yellow Card scheme.

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Thanks @ManjiB just checked mine and hubby’s and we are safe :slightly_smiling_face: And we take both.

Lorraine

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Thank you for sharing this information. Off to check mine!

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