By Stephen Matthews Health Editor For Mailonline
Published: 14:31 GMT, 3 January 2019 | Updated: 15:07 GMT, 3 January 2019
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Regulators have recalled thousands more blood pressure pills from pharmacies amid fears they could cause cancer.
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) issued the alert over four batches of medications containing irbesartan.
All the products pulled by the Government-run body as a 'precautionary measure' are made by Actavis, now known as Accord.
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) issued the alert over four batches of medications containing irbesartan (stock)
The MHRA, which polices the safety of medical products, said they were recalled due to possible N nitrosodiethylamine (NDMA) contamination.
NDMA - once used in rocket fuel - is thought to be carcinogenic, meaning it could cause cancer in humans.
The warning by the MHRA, issued today, follows the worldwide recall of another blood pressure drug, Valsartan, last July.
Investigators found NDMA had contaminated the drug's production at Zhejiang Huahai, a Chinese supplier.
Seven batches of the drug, made by Actavis and Dexcel Pharma Ltd, were initially recalled.
The MHRA issued another recall of more batches of Valsartan containing medicines made by Mylan and Teva in November for another chemical.
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