GSK Panadol Advance Bottles recall: Failure to Meet Child-Resistant Closure
GSK Recalls Panadol Advance Bottles Due to Failure to Meet Child-Resistant Closure Requirement; Sold Exclusively in Puerto Rico
Why was GSK Panadol Advance Bottles recalled?
The packaging is not child-resistant as required by the Poison Prevention Packaging Act. These products contain acetaminophen which is required by the Poison Prevention Packaging Act to be sealed with child-resistant packaging.
What should I do if I have this product?
Consumers should immediately place the product out of a child's sight and reach, and contact GSK for a refund. Contact: GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) toll-free at (888) 912-8455 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or online at www.us.gsk.com and click on "Media and news" in the upper left and, if not listed with current releases, click on "Press release archive" on the left side for more information.
What to do with a recalled product: refunds, receipts, safe disposal and how to report a problem.
Is my product affected?
Compare the item in your hand with every identifier below from the official CPSC record. Only products that match the listed product and identifiers are part of this recall.
- Product
- Panadol Advance® 100 count caplets
- Company
- GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), of Moon Township, Penn.
- Quantity
- About 10,600
- Sold at
- Drug, grocery and mass merchandise stores in Puerto Rico from November 2012 through February 2014 for about $10.
- Recall date
- July 14, 2014
- Incidents / injuries
- None reported.
- Agency
- CPSC
Product description
This recall involves bottles of 100ct Panadol Advance pain relievers. The medicine was sold in white containers with a blue label, inside a blue box. "Panadol" and "Advance" are printed on the label. Lot numbers and dates codes are located on the left side panel of the box and on the left side of the label on the bottle, near the bar code. Lot numbers and date codes included in the recall are: Lot number: 14241, expiration date: 02/2015 Lot number: 14002, expiration date: 10/2014 Lot number: 13881, expiration date: 09/2014 Lot number: 13801, expiration date: 09/2014