Rugby Children's Pain & Fever Concentrated Drops Recalled Due To Failure to Meet Child-Resistant Closure Requirement
Recall 11258 · Jun 23, 2011 · Altaire Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
898,000
units affected
898,000
units affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 11258
- Date
- Jun 23, 2011
- Company
- Altaire Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
- Units affected
- 898,000
- Product
- Children's Pain & Fever Concentrated Drops
- Product type
- Liquid Drugs
- Remedy
- Replacement
- Hazard
- Poisoning
The product
The recall involves Rugby Children's Pain & Fever Concentrated Drops (Acetaminophen Drops) in a 1/2 fl. oz. (15 ml) bottle size. The UPC code 305361936723 can be found with the bar code at the bottom of the box. The affected lot numbers are: 09002 09379 10272 10368 10487 09131 09394 10273 10406 11058 09215 10154 10366 10433 The lot numbers can be found stamped into the bottom of the carton with the expiration date and above the label on the bottle printed in black.
What can happen
This over the counter medicine contains acetaminophen which calls for child-resistant packaging as required by the Poison Prevention Packaging Act. Although the original bottle has child-resistant packaging, a separate dropper unit provided for dispensing the drug to children does not. When in use, a child can access the medicine, posing serious health problems or death if more than the recommended dosage is consumed.
The fix
Consumers should immediately store this product with the child-resistant closure in place and keep it out of the reach of children. To arrange for a free replacement dropper, contact Altaire Pharmaceuticals at (800) 258-2471 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday.
Incidents and where it was sold
- Incidents
- None reported
- Sold at
- Drug stores, grocery stores and other retailers nationwide between January 2009 and June 2011 for about $4.
Related pages
Questions and answers
What should I do with the recalled children's pain & fever concentrated drops?
Consumers should immediately store this product with the child-resistant closure in place and keep it out of the reach of children. To arrange for a free replacement dropper, contact Altaire Pharmaceuticals at (800) 258-2471 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday.
What is the hazard?
This over the counter medicine contains acetaminophen which calls for child-resistant packaging as required by the Poison Prevention Packaging Act. Although the original bottle has child-resistant packaging, a separate dropper unit provided for dispensing the drug to children does not. When in use, a child can access.
A recall means the maker found a safety problem and offers a free fix; it does not mean every unit has the problem. Units affected are as reported by the company. Popular models sell more and so have more recalls and complaints. Official public data; texts are shortened. Contact the company named above for the remedy.