Crescent Pharma Limited is recalling one batch of Ramipril 5 mg capsules as a precautionary measure because a potential manufacturing error may have led to two blood pressure medicines being packaged incorrectly. 

The move followed a complaint from a pharmacy after a patient reported that a pack labelled Ramipril 5 mg capsules (Batch Number GR164099) contained blister strips of Amlodipine 5 mg tablets inside the sealed carton.  

Both blood pressure medications are produced by the same manufacturer, at the same site, and the error appears to have occurred during secondary packaging of the blister strips into the cartons.  

Patients who take Ramipril are advised to check the packaging of their medicine for batch number GR164099 and return any containing blister strips labelled Amlodipine to their pharmacist.   

The MHRA said the risk to patients of the accidental substitution of one widely used blood pressure medication for another was low with the most likely side effect dizziness related to low blood pressure.