Excedrin, Bufferin, NoDoz and Gas-X Recalled

Novartis Consumer Health is voluntarily recalling all lots of select bottle packaging configurations from retailers of Excedrin and NoDoz products with expiration dates of Dec. 20, 2014, or earlier, as well as Bufferin and Gas-X Prevention products with expiration dates of Dec. 20, 2013, or earlier, in the U.S.

According to a press release, Novartis is taking this action as a precautionary measure because the products may contain stray tablets, capsules, or caplets from other Novartis products, or contain broken or chipped tablets.

Information on the affected bottle sizes and related expiry dates is available at http://www.novartis-otc.com/otc/index.html. Customers can also call 1-888-477-2403 from Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.

There have been no related adverse event reports received as a result of these issues.

The established safety profile for each of these products remains consistent. Mixing of different products in the same bottle could result in consumers taking the incorrect product and receiving a higher or lower strength than intended, or receiving an unintended ingredient. This could potentially result in overdose, interaction with other medications that a consumer may be taking or an allergic reaction if the consumer is allergic to the unintended ingredient.

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