Do not stop or change your medication without speaking to a pharmacist or healthcare professional.

AMITRIPTYLINE 10 & 50mg: NDMA and NNORT impurity

Drugs · Type I · Last updated 2023-08-16

Why it was recalled

Contamination

What you should do

Continue taking your medication.Not treating a condition may pose a greater health risk than potential nitrosamine exposure.Contact your health care provider:to discuss treatment options if you're using a recalled productif you have taken a recalled product and are concerned about your healthAsk your pharmacist if you're not sure if the product you're taking has been recalled.

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Recall data is sourced from Health Canada's Recalls and Safety Alerts open dataset. MedShort.ca is an independent tracking tool and does not provide medical advice — for questions about this recall, contact the manufacturer or your pharmacist, or read the full notice linked above.