Reported Aug 14, 2013 · Terminated

Parsel Plus (reference US product: Excedrin Tension Headache) (Acetaminophen 500 mg and Caffeine 65 mg), packaged in…

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?

  • Parsel Plus (reference US productExcedrin Tension Headache) (Acetaminophen 500 mg and Caffeine 65 mg), packaged in 2-count pouches, Distributed by Novartis Consumer Health, Inc., USA and Novartis Consumer Health S.A., Brazil, for Novartis de Venezuela. The foreign packaging do not have NDC number This product was only distributed to Novartis Brazil by the recalling firm
Lot codes and dates
    • Lot # 10121996
    • Exp 7/13
Amount recalled
472,000 pouches

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, 5:53 PM UTC

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