Thousands of bottles of a commonly used prescription drug to treat hypertension has been recalled for possible contamination with another drug.

Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Inc. , which has U.S. headquarters in Elmwood Park, New Jersey, has recalled multiple lots of bisoprolol fumarate and hydrochlorothiazide tablets (brand name Ziac ), because the tablets may have been cross contaminated with other products, according to a recall report published online by the Food and Drug Administration .

The global drug maker, which is headquartered in Mumbai, India, said testing of reserve samples showed presence of traces of ezetimibe, a cholesterol drug the company also produces, according to the recall, posted Dec. 1. Vaccine directive: RFK Jr. panel ends recommendation of hepatitis b

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