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FDA Recalls Common Blood Pressure Drug For Cancer-Causing Chemicals


A generic blood pressure drug called prazosin, made by Teva Pharmaceuticals, is being recalled by the Food and Drug Administration because it contains elevated levels of cancer-causing chemicals called nitrosamines.

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