Products Liability Law Daily Wrap Up, CPSC NEWS—DRUGS—Medique recalls over 143K over-the-counter drugs for failure to meet child-resistant packaging requirement, (Sep 14, 2020)

By Susan Engstrom

The products were sold exclusively on Amazon.com.

Medique, of Fort Myers, Florida, is recalling about 143,300 packages of 31 different over-the-counter drugs from the following product lines: Medi-First, Medi-First Plus, Medique, Dover, Otis Clapp, and Ecolab. The products contain regulated substances that must be in child-resistant packaging when being used in the household as required by the Poison Prevention Packaging Act (PPPA). The packaging of the products is not child-resistant, posing a risk of poisoning if the contents are swallowed by young children (CPSC Recall Notice, No. 20-780, September 11, 2020).

Incidents and injuries. No incidents or injuries have been reported.

Product description. The recall involves 31 different (and unexpired) over-the-counter drugs purchased on or after June 1, 2018 from the following brands: Medi-First, Medi-First Plus, Medique, Dover, Otis Clapp, and Ecolab. They include aspirin-containing products, acetaminophen-containing products, ibuprofen-containing products, lidocaine-containing products, and diphenhydramine, loperamide, and naproxen products. The expiration date for tablets and creams can be found on either the top or side panels of the container carton in the format [YEAR/MO]. For products in spray bottles, the expiration date in the same format is located on the front of the bottle. The expiration date is found on the bottom for the spray cans. A full list of the 31 different recalled products may be found on the Consumer Product Safety Commission’s (CPSC) website at cpsc.gov.

The recalled medications were manufactured in the United States and were sold exclusively on Amazon.com from June 2018 through June 2020 for between $2 and $59.

Remedy. Consumers should immediately store the recalled products in a safe location out of reach of children and contact Medique for information on how to dispose of the product and receive a full refund. All known purchasers are being notified directly.

Important CPSC Recall Remedy Notice Due to COVID-19. CPSC is advising consumers that because of the extraordinary circumstances surrounding COVID-19, some of the remedies identified in recall notices may not be currently available. Consumers should check with the recalling companies for further details. Moreover, the agency notice reminds consumers that CPSC and the recalling firms urge consumers not to use recalled products.

Customer contact. For more information, customers may contact Medique at 800-680-2474 from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday, or online at www.mediqueproducts.com and click on "Recall Notice" at the bottom of the page.

Companies: Medique

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