More than 500,000 bottles of blood pressure medication have been recalled for having high levels of a cancer-causing chemical.

The voluntary recall was issued by New Jersey-based Teva Pharmaceuticals for its prazosin hydrochloride capsules.

Blood pressure medication recall

What they're saying:

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has classified it as a Class II risk level, "in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote."

The FDA says the recalled capsules may contain nitrosamine impurities – or "No-nitroso Prazosin impurity C" – which can cause serious health risks.

The capsules are prescribed to treat high blood pressure, but can als

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