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Over half a million bottles of a blood pressure medication, prazosin hydrochloride, is being recalled due to the presence of a nitrosamine impurity, which may increase cancer risk.

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Over half a million bottles of prazosin hydrochloride capsules, a blood pressure medication, are being recalled over a cancer-causing chemical found in the prescription drug, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

Teva Pharmaceuticals USA voluntarily recalled some of the prazosin hydrochloride capsules it distributed, and the FDA classified it as a Class II risk level. The risk classification from the federal agency indicates the recalled medication may contain nitro