Rugby Children's Pain & Fever Concentrated Drops Recalled Due To Failure to Meet Child-Resistant Closure Requirement

Recall date:June 23, 2011
Product Category: medicine

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission in cooperation with Altaire Pharmaceuticals, Inc., of Aquebogue, N.Y have recalled about 898,000 Children's Pain & Fever Concentrated Drops.

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.
No injuries reported.

Description

This recall involves the products listed below:

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: 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. The Children's Pain & Fever Concentrated Drops were sold at drug stores, grocery stores and other retailers nationwide between January 2009 and June 2011 for about $4. They were manufactured in United States.

What can you do and whom to contact

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.

For additional information, contact Rugby Laboratories at (800) 645-2158 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday.

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