- Five different brands of the popular painkiller Excedrin have now been recalled due to a very serious problem with the product packaging.
- The bottles included in the medicine have holes in the bottom, which makes it easier for children to access the tablets despite the “child-friendly” bottle caps.
- More than 400,000 bottles of various types of Excedrin are included in the withdrawal.
There is nothing worse than having a headache or other body aches and not having a bottle of painkillers to turn to. Yes, doctors are increasingly wary of recommending certain over-the-counter medications because of research that shows long-term problems, but when your head hurts so much that you can barely open your eyes, you’ll do anything to do it. disappear that feeling of distance.
Excedrin made a name for itself as a “headache medicine,” but it has since expanded its scope and is now sold for a variety of aches and pains. Unfortunately, a rather serious problem with the packaging of the product has led to the huge withdrawal of five different types of Excedrin, totaling more than 430,000 bottles.
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According to the official withdrawal bulletin published by the Consumer Product Safety Commission, GSK Consumer Health has recalled bottles of Excedrine Migraine pills and gel pills, Excedrin Extra Strength pills, Excedrin PM headache pills and headache pills with tension Excedrin because there are holes in the bottom of the bottles.
It sounds like a joke, but it’s not. The company does not offer any explanation for the withdrawal notice, but it is clear that something went wrong in the manufacturing process, which caused the bottom of the bottles not to be completely sealed. The result is analgesic bottles with gaps at the bottom.
The main problem here is that if you have a bottle of painkiller with a hole in the bottom, it completely denies the baby cap at the top. If children can easily access the pills through a hole in the bottle, there can be a high risk of overdose. Therefore, the company remembers about half a million bottles to make sure none of them cause any problems.
Some of the bottles containing the over-the-counter medication may have a hole in the bottom. If there is a hole, children could access and swallow the contents, which carries a risk of poisoning. These products contain the substances aspirin and acetaminophen which must be in child-resistant packaging, as required by the Poison Prevention Packaging Act (PPPA).
As for what to do if you have a bottle of the drug removed, here’s what the company should say:
Mike Wehner has reported on technology and video games over the past decade, addressing the latest developments and trends in VR, portable devices, smartphones and future technology. Most recently, Mike worked as a technical editor at The Daily Dot and has appeared on USA Today, Time.com and countless other web and print outlets. His love for reporting is only second to his gambling addiction.