Packs of a popular blood pressure medication are being urgently recalled by health chiefs over patient safety concerns.
Ramipril - prescribed to around 3million Britons every year - is a medicine used to treat high blood pressure, kidney disease and heart failure.
It is also prescribed after a heart attack and works by relaxing and widening blood vessels, helping blood flow through the body more easily.
But the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) say that a batch of Ramipril 2.5mg, made by Crescent Pharma Limited, may contain strips of a higher dose, specifically Ramipril 10mg.
To reduce the risk of patients enduring dangerous side effects, the MHRA has issued an immediate recall of the affected batch, identified by code GR155023 on the packaging.
