Ramipril blood pressure tablets used by millions urgently recalled – wrong pills could be in the packet

In a stunning display of “you had one job,” a major pharmaceutical manufacturer has issued an urgent recall for blood pressure medication, citing the minor—if you count life-threatening errors as minor—issue of having the wrong pills in the bottle.

While most people take blood pressure medication to keep their stress levels under control, the company is apparently introducing a new experimental method: sheer, unadulterated terror. The recall involves specific lots where an assortment of pills may have accidentally mingled with your actual prescription.

Regulators have advised patients to check their bottles immediately. Patients should check whether their medication has the batch number GR164099, which is printed on the outer carton.

If the blister strips inside the pack are labelled amlodipine, they should be returned to the pharmacy. Packs containing correctly labelled ramipril tablets do not need to be returned.

The MHRA said the mix-up appears to have happened during packaging at the factory, which manufactures both medicines. Because both drugs are used to treat high blood pressure, the risk was low, the regulator added.

The most likely effect if the wrong tablets are taken is dizziness, caused by blood pressure falling too low.

If you are currently holding a bottle that looks like a bag of mixed jellybeans gone wrong, officials suggest you contact your pharmacist rather than playing a high-stakes game of pill roulette.

 

“Ramipril (March 2026): Crescent Pharma recalled batch GR164099 (5mg capsules) because packs may contain Amlodipine 5mg tablets.”