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Excedrin Migraine to Return to Pharmacy Shelves

Recalled in January, the migraine pills were shipped to stores last week, says Novartis.

Migraine sufferers, relief is in sight.

Excedrin Migraine was shipped to stores last week, Novartis announced in an email to customers. Excedrin Migraine has been off the market since a January recall.

The pills should be back on shelves within a few weeks. You can find a list of local Naperville pharmacies in our Patch directory

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Excedrine Migraine was one of several products recalled by Novartis in January after an internal investigation and complaints of "broken gelcaps, chipped tablets and inconsistent bottle packaging line clearance practices."

Other recalled products included Bufferin, Gas-X, No-Doz and other Excedrin products. 

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The company announced in August that production had resumed on Excedrin products.

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