More than half a million bottles of blood pressure medication have been recalled over high levels of a chemical compound that could cause cancer, the Food and Drug Administration said.

Parsippany, NJ-based Teva Pharmaceuticals USA recalled 580,844 bottles of Prazosin Hydrochloride earlier this month.

The medication is an alpha blocker taken to lower high blood pressure.

More than half a million bottles of blood pressure medication have been recalled. Teva Pharmaceuticals

Testing revealed high levels of “N-nitroso Prazosin impurity C” in the drug, the FDA said. Teva Pharmaceuticals

Testing revealed high levels of “N-nitroso Prazosin impurity C” in the drug, the FDA said last week.

The chemical’s concentration was so high that it surpassed the FDA’s safety limits for its potential to

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