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RECALL: Excedrin®, NoDoz®, Bufferin® and Gas-X® Prevention® products
January 9, 2012 at
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http://www.novartis-otc.com/otc/index.html
Novartis Consumer Health (NCH) is voluntarily recalling all lots of select bottle sizes of Excedrin® and NoDoz® products with expiry dates of December 20, 2014 or earlier as well as Bufferin® and Gas-X® Prevention® products with expiry dates of December 20, 2013 or earlier, in the United States.
NCH is taking this action as a precautionary measure, because the products may contain stray tablets, capsules, or caplets from other Novartis products, or contain broken or chipped tablets.
As this is a voluntary recall at the consumer level, Novartis Consumer Health advises consumers who have purchased these recalled products to discontinue use and return them to Novartis Consumer Health for a full refund.
Consumers that have the product(s) being recalled should contact the Novartis Consumer Relationship Center at 1-888-477-2403 (available Monday-Friday 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Eastern Time) for information on how to return the affected products and receive reimbursement.
Consumers also may click here to obtain a form to obtain a refund.
These actions have been communicated to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). We are working closely with the FDA and will continue to do so throughout this process.
Additional information may also be found on the FDA website at www.fda.gov.
*Update* I just got off the phone with the rebate center, finally got through. For the opened meds he took the down the lot # expiration date, product name and count. He said I will be getting fair market value on these items. Note* a few of the opened items were expired I don't know what they will give me for fair market value on those, didn't say. I asked what fair market value was and he said he didn't know.
For the items that are in boxes I have to send in the upc with the form he told me to attached separate sheet with the items listed because there isn't enough room on the original sheet. I will be taking a pic of all my upc's and form for future reference. He also said that they would only give $2 for postage. I asked if he could just take all the information over the phone he told me no I would have to mail them in.
**There have been differing reports of directions received from cs reps. Suggest if you call for yourself. Document the reps name, time, date, and take pictures.
Novartis Consumer Health (NCH) is voluntarily recalling all lots of select bottle sizes of Excedrin® and NoDoz® products with expiry dates of December 20, 2014 or earlier as well as Bufferin® and Gas-X® Prevention® products with expiry dates of December 20, 2013 or earlier, in the United States.
NCH is taking this action as a precautionary measure, because the products may contain stray tablets, capsules, or caplets from other Novartis products, or contain broken or chipped tablets.
As this is a voluntary recall at the consumer level, Novartis Consumer Health advises consumers who have purchased these recalled products to discontinue use and return them to Novartis Consumer Health for a full refund.
Consumers that have the product(s) being recalled should contact the Novartis Consumer Relationship Center at 1-888-477-2403 (available Monday-Friday 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Eastern Time) for information on how to return the affected products and receive reimbursement.
Consumers also may click here to obtain a form to obtain a refund.
These actions have been communicated to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). We are working closely with the FDA and will continue to do so throughout this process.
Additional information may also be found on the FDA website at www.fda.gov.
*Update* I just got off the phone with the rebate center, finally got through. For the opened meds he took the down the lot # expiration date, product name and count. He said I will be getting fair market value on these items. Note* a few of the opened items were expired I don't know what they will give me for fair market value on those, didn't say. I asked what fair market value was and he said he didn't know.
For the items that are in boxes I have to send in the upc with the form he told me to attached separate sheet with the items listed because there isn't enough room on the original sheet. I will be taking a pic of all my upc's and form for future reference. He also said that they would only give $2 for postage. I asked if he could just take all the information over the phone he told me no I would have to mail them in.
**There have been differing reports of directions received from cs reps. Suggest if you call for yourself. Document the reps name, time, date, and take pictures.
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Last Edited by dodgeball
January 19, 2012
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09:11 AM
1.Check your Novartis OTC product to see if it has been affected by this recall. Click on the link for the product list of the brand you purchased.
Here is the FDA pdf list of the exact products being recalled, including UPC codes and NDC codes.
http://www.fda.gov/downloads/Safe...286242.p
2.For each product you return, you must fill out a refund form.
refund form link [novartis-otc.com]
3.The form requires that you include:
a.The 10 digit UPC Code, located under the bar code or on the product list.
b.The lot number and the expiration date (located together generally on the bottom or the side panel of the bottle).
4.You may mail back multiple products in one package, however, please note:
a.Each product must have its own refund form
b.Return and refund is only for actual product.
c.A one-time minimum $2.00 shipping reimbursement will be included with your refund.
d.Standard US Ground shipping is recommended.
Language from Novartis website [novartis-otc.com], with links to PDF form and FDA site:
Novartis Consumer Health (NCH) is voluntarily recalling all lots of select bottle sizes of Excedrin® and NoDoz® products with expiry dates of December 20, 2014 or earlier as well as Bufferin® and Gas-X® Prevention® products with expiry dates of December 20, 2013 or earlier, in the United States.
NCH is taking this action as a precautionary measure, because the products may contain stray tablets, capsules, or caplets from other Novartis products, or contain broken or chipped tablets.
As this is a voluntary recall at the consumer level, Novartis Consumer Health advises consumers who have purchased these recalled products to discontinue use and return them to Novartis Consumer Health for a full refund.
Consumers that have the product(s) being recalled should contact the Novartis Consumer Relationship Center at 1-888-477-2403 (available Monday-Friday 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Eastern Time) for information on how to return the affected products and receive reimbursement.
These actions have been communicated to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). We are working closely with the FDA and will continue to do so throughout this process.
Additional information may also be found on the FDA website at www.fda.gov. [fda.gov]
Recalled items listed for each product:
All lots of Bufferin® products with expiry dates of December 20, 2013 or earlier.
Bufferin® Extra Strength Tablets
Bufferin® Low Dose Tablets
Bufferin® Regular Strength Tablets
All lots of the following Excedrin® products have been recalled with expiry dates of December 20, 2014 or earlier
Excedrin® Extra Strength Caplets
Excedrin® Extra Strength Express Gel Caplets
Excedrin® Extra Strength Gel Caplets
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
All lots of Gas-X® Prevention® products with expiry dates of December 20, 2013 or earlier.
All lots of NoDoz® products with expiry dates of December 20, 2014 or earlier.
Here is the FDA pdf list of the exact products being recalled, including UPC codes and NDC codes.
http://www.fda.gov/downloads/Safe...286242.p
2.For each product you return, you must fill out a refund form.
refund form link [novartis-otc.com]
3.The form requires that you include:
a.The 10 digit UPC Code, located under the bar code or on the product list.
b.The lot number and the expiration date (located together generally on the bottom or the side panel of the bottle).
4.You may mail back multiple products in one package, however, please note:
a.Each product must have its own refund form
b.Return and refund is only for actual product.
c.A one-time minimum $2.00 shipping reimbursement will be included with your refund.
d.Standard US Ground shipping is recommended.
Language from Novartis website [novartis-otc.com], with links to PDF form and FDA site:
Novartis Consumer Health (NCH) is voluntarily recalling all lots of select bottle sizes of Excedrin® and NoDoz® products with expiry dates of December 20, 2014 or earlier as well as Bufferin® and Gas-X® Prevention® products with expiry dates of December 20, 2013 or earlier, in the United States.
NCH is taking this action as a precautionary measure, because the products may contain stray tablets, capsules, or caplets from other Novartis products, or contain broken or chipped tablets.
As this is a voluntary recall at the consumer level, Novartis Consumer Health advises consumers who have purchased these recalled products to discontinue use and return them to Novartis Consumer Health for a full refund.
Consumers that have the product(s) being recalled should contact the Novartis Consumer Relationship Center at 1-888-477-2403 (available Monday-Friday 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Eastern Time) for information on how to return the affected products and receive reimbursement.
These actions have been communicated to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). We are working closely with the FDA and will continue to do so throughout this process.
Additional information may also be found on the FDA website at www.fda.gov. [fda.gov]
Recalled items listed for each product:
All lots of Bufferin® products with expiry dates of December 20, 2013 or earlier.
Bufferin® Extra Strength Tablets
Bufferin® Low Dose Tablets
Bufferin® Regular Strength Tablets
All lots of the following Excedrin® products have been recalled with expiry dates of December 20, 2014 or earlier
Excedrin® Extra Strength Caplets
Excedrin® Extra Strength Express Gel Caplets
Excedrin® Extra Strength Gel Caplets
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
All lots of Gas-X® Prevention® products with expiry dates of December 20, 2013 or earlier.
All lots of NoDoz® products with expiry dates of December 20, 2014 or earlier.
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I smell something funny......
This is unbelievable and even worse it happened a publix store .....
I'm so sorry that this happened to you! On the one hand it seems like the employee just doesn't have an understanding of how things work, but on the other hand I know that even after hearing that it's easy for the person to still get to you.
I'm wondering if I should try the route of exchanging some of the bottles at a store to avoid a situation where an employee tries to claim fraud...
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December 20, 2014 or earlier for the excedrin, nodoz
December 20, 2014 or earlier for the excedrin, nodoz
I hope I just need more coffee.
Check your medicine cabinet: You could have one or more bottles of recalled pills. They are offering estimate retail price plus $2 shipping and handling refund.
Pharmaceutical company Novartis has voluntarily recalled certain bottles of the following brand medications:
Bufferin
Excedrin
Gas-X
NoDoz
Novartis has listed the specific products impacted at novartis-otc.com/otc.
The recall is in response to complaints over mislabeled and broken pills, Novartis said.
The Excedrin and NoDoz products have an expiration date of Dec. 20, 2014, or earlier.
For the Bufferin and Gas-X products, the expiration date is Dec. 20, 2013, or earlier.
To obtain a refund, download and print a product return form http://www.novartis-otc.com/otc/N...n-Form.pdf and send it to the following address:
Telerx
600 Lasley Ave.
Wilkes-Barre, PA 18706
If the mfg is not asking for product to be returned, only a list of lot #'s, why would anybody bother bringing the product back to the store?
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