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Allergy medication recalled over possible drug mix-up that could trigger 'life-threatening' reactions

Federal regulators on Monday announced the recall of a popular allergy medication over concerns it may have been cross-contaminated with another drug, potentially causing "life-threatening" reactions.The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said certain lots of Cetirizine hydrochloride Tablets, commonly sold over the counter as generic versions of Zyrtec, are affected by the voluntary recall.The recall was initiated Saturday by Unique Pharmaceutical Laboratories, a division of J.B. Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals Ltd., based in Panoli, Gujarat, India, according to the FDA.The affected table...