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appalachiablue

(42,899 posts) Wed Oct 20, 2021, 01:34 PM Oct 2021

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2 Blood Pressure Meds Recalled For Possibly Containing A Cancer-Causing Substance

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2 Blood Pressure Meds Recalled For Possibly Containing A Cancer-Causing Substance (Original Post) appalachiablue Oct 2021 OP

I presume that irbesartan is a generic. Wonder what the brand name is and other generics question everything Oct 2021 #1

Avapro unc70 Oct 2021 #4

Thanks. Not one of mine. question everything Oct 2021 #5

a years ago I was sitting in a doctor's office agingdem Oct 2021 #2

Thanks. Went to the link and found that my blood pressure med is not abqtommy Oct 2021 #3

question everything

(48,776 posts)

1. I presume that irbesartan is a generic. Wonder what the brand name is and other generics

Reply to appalachiablue (Original post)

Wed Oct 20, 2021, 01:38 PM

Oct 2021

unc70

(6,325 posts)

4. Avapro

Reply to question everything (Reply #1)

Wed Oct 20, 2021, 03:06 PM

Oct 2021

question everything

(48,776 posts)

5. Thanks. Not one of mine.

Reply to unc70 (Reply #4)

Wed Oct 20, 2021, 04:01 PM

Oct 2021

agingdem

(8,540 posts)

2. a years ago I was sitting in a doctor's office

Reply to appalachiablue (Original post)

Wed Oct 20, 2021, 02:04 PM

Oct 2021

flipping through an old magazine...and it occurred to me..most of the prescription meds advertised as the greatest cure-all for XYZ had been pulled off the market..some were ineffective and others were linked to life threatening side effects...

abqtommy

(14,118 posts)

3. Thanks. Went to the link and found that my blood pressure med is not

Reply to appalachiablue (Original post)

Wed Oct 20, 2021, 02:05 PM

Oct 2021

mentioned. YAY!

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