Huge warning extended to people taking blood pressure medication

Millions of people taking a common blood pressure medication have been told that supplies will remain limited for weeks. The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has extended its warning over shortages of ramipril, one of the UK’s most widely prescribed medicines. A notification issued on September 7 states that supplies of ramipril 1.25mg, 2.5mg, 5mg and 10mg capsules are expected to remain limited until the end of October 2026.

Ramipril is commonly prescribed to people with high blood pressure and heart failure, among other conditions. The

drug was the fourth most dispensed medicine in England during the last