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Lercanidipine: blood pressure drug recalled after wrong dose printed on pack

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68% Informative

Some packs of lercanidipine have been wrongly labelled as containing 10 mg tablets.

More than 7,700 packs that have already been distributed are subject to the recall.

People with the wrongly-labelled medication are being urged to contact their GP or pharmacist.

The correct dose is printed on the blister strips inside and on the side of some boxes.

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semi-formal

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English

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