JAMP pregabalin pain pills recalled over overdose risk

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· Posted: May 05, 2025 12:13 PM EDT | Last Updated: 7 minutes ago

JAMP Pharma Corp. says it is recalling 1 batch of its pregabalin pain medicine due to the fact that immoderate bottles labelled to incorporate 50-milligram capsules whitethorn incorporate 150-milligram capsules instead.

The mislabelled merchandise could pb to patients receiving a overmuch larger dose than prescribed, which could effect successful an overdose and "pose serious, perchance fatal wellness risks," Health Canada said successful a nationalist advisory. 

JAMP-Pregabalin is simply a medicine cause utilized successful adults to dainty symptom caused by nervus harm owed to diabetes, shingles oregon spinal cord injury, arsenic good arsenic symptom associated with fibromyalgia.

Symptoms of pregabalin overdose whitethorn see abrupt temper changes, sleepiness, confusion, depression, agitation, restlessness and seizures, the regulator said.

Taking excessively overmuch pregabalin portion besides taking drugs that enactment connected the cardinal tense system, including opioids, has been associated with bosom electrical problems, similar arrhythmia, arsenic good arsenic seizures and death.

Health Canada said if you deliberation you are experiencing symptoms of an overdose, seek contiguous aesculapian attention. 

Patients should not abruptly halt taking pregabalin, arsenic this whitethorn effect successful withdrawal symptoms, including insomnia, nausea, headache, anxiety, excessive sweating, diarrhea and convulsions.

If you've been prescribed 50-milligram capsules and the vessel contains the higher dose, oregon if you are unsure, instrumentality it to your pharmacy, Health Canada advised. If you are incapable to instrumentality your capsules to the pharmacy close away, speech to your pharmacist oregon doc for further guidance.

The merchandise was distributed nationally.