Reported May 8, 2013 · Terminated

Cherry Cepacol Sore Throat Lozenges, Benzocaine 15 mg | Menthol 3.6 mg, a)16-count, NDC 63824-711-16 b) Institutional…

Reckitt Benckiser Inc.

Low riskThis product is unlikely to cause harm, but it breaks a safety or labelling rule.

What you should do

Stop using the affected lot and contact the recalling firm for the return or refund process. Check the FDA enforcement report for lot-level detail.

Firm contact: Reckitt Benckiser Inc · 399 Interpace Parkway · Parsippany, NJ · 07054

Is this the product you have?

    • Cherry Cepacol Sore Throat Lozenges
    • Benzocaine 15 mg | Menthol 3.6 mg
    • a)16-count
    • NDC 63824-711-16 b) Institutional Size
    • 576-count
    • NDC 63824-711-98
    • OTC
    • Dist
  • byReckitt Benckiser, Parsippany, NJ 07054
Lot codes and dates
  • 16
  • count
    • AG156 Exp 11/13
    • AG257 Exp 12/13
    • AH388 02/14
    • AJ167 03/14
    • AL367 Exp 05/14
    • AL555 & AL568 Exp 06/14
    • AM141 Exp 07/14. 576
  • Count
    • AK505 Exp 04/14
    • AK570 Exp 05/14
    • AH368 & AH398 Exp 02/14
    • AJ000 Exp 03/14
    • AG596 Exp 12/13
Amount recalled
27,718 cases 16 count and 7,551 cases 576 count

Where it was sold

  • Nationwide

Why it was recalled

Subpotent Drug: Product did not conform to the 18-month stability test specification for active Free Benzocaine.

This product is unlikely to cause harm, but it breaks a safety or labelling rule.

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Where this came from

Source: U.S. Food & Drug Administration (openFDA)

Read the FDA (openFDA drug enforcement) notice

Notice updated Aug 14, 2014 · Data as of Sep 19, 5:53 PM UTC

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