Reported Aug 14, 2013 · Terminated

Excedrin Extra Strength (Acetaminophen 250 mg, Aspirin (NSAID) 250 mg and Caffeine 65 mg), a) 2-ct tablets in pouches…

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?

4 of 4 products

Products covered by this recall
#Product as published
12-ct tablets in pouches
2boxes of 50/2-ct packages, Distributed by Novartis Consumer Health, Inc., Parsippany, NJ, NDC 0067 2030 02 Foreign packaging
3Parsel Forte and
4Cibalenaa (250 mg Acetaminophen, 250 mg Aspirin, 65 mg Caffeine), boxes of 48/4-ct pouches Foreign packaging do not have NDC numbers.
Lot codes and dates

3 of 3 products

Products covered by this recall
#Product as published
110120190, Exp 6/13 and 10121628, Exp 7/13; Lot #s
210115658, Exp 5/13; 10116807, Exp 5/13; 10121630, Exp 7/13 and 10125253, Exp 9/13 Foreign Lot #s
310120192, Exp 7/13; d)10120272, Exp 7/13, 10121528 Exp 7/13 and 10121958 Exp 8/13
Amount recalled
a) 4,178,000 pouches; b) 101,300 boxes and c) & d) 38,235 pouches and boxes (combined)

This recall covers 4 products

The agency filed one notice per product. You are reading one of them; the other 3 are below.

Where it was sold

  • Nationwide
  • PR

Why it was recalled

Defective container: products are packaged in pouches which may not have been fully sealed

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, 8:00 PM UTC

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