Reported Jan 29, 2014 · Terminated

Theraflu (acetaminophen 325 mg, pheniramine maleate 20 mg, phenylephrine hydrochloride 10 mg) powder packets, Natural…

Novartis Consumer Health

Moderate riskThis product could cause temporary or reversible health problems — stop using it.

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: Novartis Consumer Health · 10401 Hwy 6 · Lincoln, NE · 68517-9626

Is this the product you have?

Theraflu (acetaminophen 325 mg, pheniramine maleate 20 mg, phenylephrine hydrochloride 10 mg) powder packets, Natural Lemon flavor, 6-count packets per carton, Distributed by

5 of 5 products

Products covered by this recall
#Product as published
1Theraflu Sinus & Cold (NDC 0067-6319-06, UPC 3 0043-6319-06
2and
3Theraflu Cold & Sore Throat (NDC 0067-6716-06, UPC 3 0043-0467-16 0). Also packaged under foreign labels: NeoCitran Cold & Flu powder packets, Natural Source Lemon flavor, 10-count single dose pouches per carton, Novartis Consumer Health Canada, Inc., Mississauga, ON, UPC 0 58478 05009 6; and Theraflu Exthegran powder packets, lemon flavor, packaged in
46-count packets per carton (UPC 7 501124 812904) and
510-count packets per carton (UPC 7 501124 814588), Distributed by Novartis Farmaceutica S.A. De C.V., Mexico
Lot codes and dates
    • Lot #: a) 10116014
    • Exp 6/30/2013
    • 10122246
    • Exp 7/31/2013
    • 10124322
    • Exp 9/30/2013
    • 10128122
    • Exp 11/30/2013
    • b) 10119852
    • Exp 7/31/2013
    • 10122249
    • Exp 8/31/2013
    • 10124321
    • Exp 9/30/2013
    • 10128118
    • Exp 11/30/2013
    • 10128120
    • Exp 11/30/2013
  • NeoCitran Cold & Flu
    • 10115576
    • Exp 6/30/2013
    • 10122243
    • Exp 8/31/2013 and 10124319
    • Exp 9/30/2013
    • Theraflu Exthegran 10115579
    • 10115572
    • Exp 6/30/2013
    • 10117549
    • Exp 8/30/2013
Amount recalled
1,140,564 cartons

This recall covers 16 products

The agency filed one notice per product. You are reading one of them; the other 15 are below.

3 more are in the archive.

Where it was sold

  • Nationwide

Why it was recalled

Presence of Foreign Substance: The products are being recalled because they may contain foreign substances.

This product could cause temporary or reversible health problems — stop using it.

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Where this came from

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

Read the FDA (openFDA drug enforcement) notice

Notice updated Nov 4, 2014 · Data as of Sep 19, 7:39 PM UTC

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