Allergy medication recalled after drug mix-up that could be life-threatening: FDA

A select number of allergy medications have been voluntarily recalled after cross-contamination with a drug used for heartburn and severe acid reflux.

"Unique Pharmaceutical Laboratories is voluntarily recalling four lots of Cetirizine Hydrochloride Tablets USP 5 mg to the consumer level due to cross contamination with Ranitidine," an FDA notice reads.

The contamination could be life-threatening, specifically for those with hypersensitivity to certain ingredients, the FDA says.

The recall was announced by the company on July 18 and posted by the FDA this week.

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