RECALLS : Problem With Antihistamine
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WASHINGTON — Two lots of a prescription antihistamine are being recalled because the packages may contain a blood pressure medication, the Food and Drug Administration said today.
The antihistamine is Bioline-brand hydroxyzine pamoate in 50 mg capsules.
The blood pressure medication, 0.2 mg clonidine hydrochloride, comes in scored, peach-colored tablets, with a “dp” logo above the score-line and “02” below the line.
If a consumer finds that a bottle that is supposed to contain the Bioline capsules instead contains the tablets, they should return it to the pharmacy where they got it, the FDA advised.
Someone who takes the blood pressure drug in the amounts directed for the antihistamine could become dizzy and fall, the agency said.
Both drugs are made by Duramed Pharmaceuticals Inc. of Cincinnati. Labels are supplied by the distributor, Bioline Laboratories of Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.
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