Nearly 1 million bottles of heart and kidney medication recalled over foreign substance

Amgen, Inc. has voluntarily recalled approximately 944,142 bottles of Corlanor (ivabradine) and Sensipar (cinacalcet hydrochloride) tablets nationwide due to the discovery of "unexpected foreign matter" on the exterior tablet surface of a reserve sample. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has classified this as a Class II recall, though hazard assessments indicate a low overall patient safety risk with no reported complaints. Corlanor is prescribed for chronic heart failure, and Sensipar is used to treat overactive parathyroidism in chronic kidney disease patients.