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

Is your product affected? Check the DIN and lot number on your package against the list in Health Canada's official notice.

See affected DINs and lot numbers on Health Canada ↗

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.

Other Recent Recalls

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.