Blood pressure drug recalled

 Newsweek -  An injectable blood pressure drug called phenylephrine hydrochloride has been recalled after a customer noticed "a visible black particulate matter" in a vial of the product, raising the risk of stroke or death, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Provepharm, Inc., of Pennsylvania, announced their nationwide voluntary recall on Friday, January 24, and the FDA followed suit the same day. The recall affects one lot of phenylephrine hydrochloride injection, 10mg/ml, sold to wholesalers, distributors, compounding companies and hospitals. The drug is used to treat low blood pressure, also known as hypotension, mainly after anesthesia when the blood vessels dilate.  More