NJ Patients Are Warned of Urgent Medicine Recall

The US Food and Drug Administration has announced the voluntary recall of a medicine used by people with low potassium.

The drug, potassium chloride extended release, in capsule form, is manufactured by American Health Packaging on behalf of BluePoint Laboratories.

Officials say these particular lots may cause hyperkalemia (high potassium levels) which may lead to cardiac arrest.

The NDC (found on the bottle of every drug on the market) of the drugs affected are 100-count (NDC 68001-396-00) and 500-count (NDC 68001-396-03) capsules.

Below is a list of all the affected batch numbers.  If you have the medicine affected, you should call your doctor for directions.

Batch           Expiration

• 17221738     7/31/2024
• 17222494    10/31/2024
• 17230533     1/31/2025
• 17232208     9/30/2025
• 17221823     7/31/2024
• 17221830     7/31/2024
• 17221831     8/31/2024
• 17230248     12/31/2024
• 17230253     12/31/2024
• 17230271     12/31/2024
• 17230796     2/28/2025
• 17230820     2/28/2025
• 17230825     3/31/2025
• 17230833     3/31/2025
• 17230840     3/31/2025
• 17231537     6/30/2025
• 17231540     6/30/2025
• 17231719     6/30/2025
• 17231737     6/30/2025
• 17232111     9/30/2025
• 17232164     9/30/2025

Source:  USFDA