Safety Notice: Recall Issued of Certain Over-The-Counter Products

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Based on voluntary recall by Novartis Consumer Health, Inc., the Ramstein Public Health Flight is working with Ramstein and Vogelweh facilities to ensure that select bottles of Excedrin, Bufferin, NoDoz, and Gas-X Prevention are removed from shelves. The company is recalling products as a precautionary measure, because they may contain stray tablets, capsules, or caplets from other Novartis products, or contain broken or chipped tablets.

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 a consumer may be taking, or an allergic reaction if the consumer is allergic to the unintended ingredient. NCH is not aware of any illnesses or complications with the issues leading to the recall.

Affected products include:

Excedrin: All lots of listed Excedrin products with expiration dates of December 20, 2014 or earlier are included in this recall (except for 2, 6 or 10 count packages).

Excedrin Extra Strength Caplets
Excedrin Extra Strength Express Gel Caplets
Excedrin Extra Strength Gel Tablets
Excedrin Extra Strength Tablets
Excedrin Back & Body Caplets
Excedrin Sinus Headache Caplets
Excedrin Migraine Caplets
Excedrin Migraine Gel Tablets
Excedrin Migraine Tablets
Excedrin Menstrual Complete Express Gel Caplets
Excedrin PM Caplets
Excedrin PM Express Gel Caplets
Excedrin PM Tablets
Excedrin Tension Headache Caplets
Excedrin Tension Headache Express Gel Caplets
Excedrin Tension Headache Gel Tablets

Bufferin: All lots of Bufferin products with expiration dates of December 20, 2013 or earlier

Bufferin Extra Strength Tablets
Bufferin Low Dose Tablets
Bufferin Regular Strength Tablets

Gas-X: All lots of Gas-X Prevention products with expiry dates of December 20, 2013 or earlier. This recall affects Gas-X Prevention products only. No other Gas-X products are included.

NoDoz All lots of NoDoz products with expiration dates of December 20, 2014 or earlier (except for 2 count and 4 count packages).

Customers who purchased one of the listed products should stop using the product(s). Products purchased on Ramstein or Vogelweh can be returned to the location of purchase for a full refund. For products purchased elsewhere, contact the location of purchase, or contact the Novartis Consumer Relationship Center at 1-888-477-2403 (available Monday-Friday 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Eastern Time). For the most current information, visit www.novartisOTC.com. Consumers should contact their healthcare provider if they have experienced any problems that may be related to taking or using these drug products.