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

Recalled June 23, 2011 · CPSC recall 11258 · Rugby

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 the medicine, posing serious health problems or death if more than the recommended dosage is consumed.

Remedy

Replace

Units

About 898,000

Incidents / injuries

None reported

Description

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 to do

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.

Contact

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

Product

Children's Pain & Fever Concentrated Drops

Manufacturer(s)

Altaire Pharmaceuticals, Inc., of Aquebogue, N.Y

Distributed by

Rugby Laboratories, Inc., of Duluth, Georgia

Retailers

Drug stores, grocery stores and other retailers nationwide between January 2009 and June 2011 for about $4.

Made in

United States

UPC

305361936723

Source: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. Official recall notice on cpsc.gov →