Manufacturer recalls 60 million BP tablets

[Cowboyjim]

This week Bristol-Myers Squibb has had to recall no less than 60 million tablets of the blood pressure medication Avalide (irbesartan-hydrochlorothiazide) in the US and Puerto Rico.
Not a critical matter it seems: “Other than the potential for an impact on the anticipated blood-pressure-lowering efficacy, we are not aware of any other risk to patients who may have taken product from these lots,” said a company spokeswoman and other lots of Avalide 300/25 mg, as well as other dosage strengths of both Avalide and Avapro, or irbesartan, are not affected, and no interruption in supply is anticipated.
http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.co.../detail/691500?contextCategoryId=47443&ref=25
fyi
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irbesartan

 

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short piece reminding us we are not alone... 8)
Hypertension hits 200 million Chinese
More than 200 million people suffer high blood pressure in the Chinese mainland and it has become the leading preventable cause of death in China, causing 2.3 million deaths a year, experts said - High dietary sodium is blamed as a major factor for the high prevalence of hypertension, said experts.
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-10/24/content_11450399.htm

 

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http://www.actiononsalt.org.uk/media/press_releases/coffee_breaks_2010/coffee_breaks_2010.html
Some - but not all - cakes are doubly bad for you says CASH!
“It is absurd that a sweet muffin contains more salt than a Bacon and Egg McMuffin” says Professor Graham MacGregor of the Wolfson Institute of Preventive Medicine and Chairman of CASH.
Not for me but now I have another reason to wear the hair shirt and carry the birch twigs. 8)

 

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High resting heart rate signals increased CV, death risk in stable CVD

http://www.incirculation.net/NewsIt...ignals-increased-CV-death.aspx?usechannel=STR

MedWire News: Stable cardiovascular (CV) disease patients on optimal medical therapy are at increased risk for all-cause mortality and future cardiovascular events if their resting heart rate is greater than 70 beats per minute (bpm), analysis of two large trials shows.