Pihanga Health - Turangi Community Health Centre
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HIGH PRIORITY – Accuretic Recall
What has happened?
Pharmac has issued a recall of Accuretic, a common blood pressure medication.
If you are using Accuretic will need to get a new prescription to change to a different medicine as soon as possible.
You need to continue to take Accureticuntil you have been prescribed a new medication. There is no immediate risk in continuing to take Accuretic, but there is risk in coming off your blood pressure medication without a replacement organised.
If you are taking Accuretic we will call you to book a GP appointment to change your medication as soon as possible, but you can also call us to book an appointment if you prefer. There will be no charge for the GP appointment.
Why has there been a recall?
Recent batches of Accuretic have been found to contain small amounts of a contaminant, and medicine safety regulators have determined that long-term exposure to this substance may increase a person’s risk of getting cancer. The risk is similar to that of regularly eating burnt toast so nothing to panic about, but your doctor will change you to a better option.
For more information
More information can be found here
Contact Pihanga Health
| Address : | Turangi Community Health Centre, Tūrangi 3334, New Zealand |
| Phone : | 📞 +7877 |
| Postal code : | 3334 |
| Website : | https://www.pihangahealth.co.nz/ |
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Alan Bishop on Google
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Mun Khan on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Really impressed with doctors and staff.Doctor David is one of the best doctor I have ever seen. Thanks for looking after my son
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★ ★ ★ ★ ★ The doctors here are useless. Even useless is a understatement. Busy or not they don't care about you. Probably worth making the trip to Taupo to visit a GP
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