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Four different Novartis products may contain tablets or caplets from other Novartis products packaged at the company’s Lincoln., Neb. facility.
In addition, the FDA warned Monday some of Novartis' over-the-counter pills may have been packaged with prescription opioid drugs sold by Endo Pharmaceuticals, which are packaged at the same facility. Those drugs include Percocet, Endocet, Opana and Zydone.
The FDA says the risk of finding a wrong tablet among the prescription medications is low.
As for the over-the-counter medications, Novartis has voluntarily recalled all bottle sizes of Excedrin and NoDoz with expiration dates of Dec. 20, 2014 or earlier, as well as Bufferin and Gas-X Prevention products with expiration dates of Dec. 20, 2013 or earlier, in the U.S.
Consumers who have purchased these products should return them to Novartis for a full refund.
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.
A full list of the recalled products, below, can also be found on the FDA website:
Bufferin:
Bufferin Extra Strength Tablet
Bufferin Low Dose Tablets
Bufferin Regular Strength Tablets
Excedrin:
Excedrin Back & Body Caplets
Excedrin Extra Strength Caplets
Excedrin Extra Strength Express Gel Caps
Excedrin Extra Strength Gel Tablets
Excedrin Extra Strength Tablets
Excedrin Migraine Express Gel Caplets
Excedrin Migraine Caplets
Excedrin Migraine Gel Tablets
Excedrin Migraine Tablets
Excedrin PM Caplets
Excedrin PM Express Gel Caplet
Excedrin PM Tablets
Excedrin Sinus Headache Caplets
Excedrin Tension Headache Caplets
Excedrin Tension Headache Express Gel Caplets
Excedrin Tension Headache Gel Tablets
Gas-X
Gas-X Prevention Caplets
No Doz
NoDoz Maximum Strength Caplets
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Mr. Williams, I do think you and NBC News are doing a dis-service to your viewers without the Internet when it comes to a subject like this!
Since something like this recall you and NBC News SHOULD tell the full recall items and not just say " go to our website to get all the information " for they can't because they don't have the net but as a newscaster and a news station it IS your duty and responsibility to provide the possible deadly things ON your telecast, don't you think so Mr. Williams?
That is how I see it.
So true, not everyone uses the internet and it's becoming such a crutch, lack of effort to fully understand the impact. Broadcast over the free waves but to get the details it's not free at all. A leed in to more ads. Typical TV news media, just a tease headline, bits and pieces, a flash to get your attention within a time limit. Scim over it fast and move on and unless there's a scandal forget about it.
Unless of course it's a slow news day then you might get a few more seconds but still slanted by money, who controls and influenced by it. Same old story, Good old boys and politics.
America love pills. I'll bet many would see the extra pill parts as a bonus... lol.
What I want to know is what pharmaceuticals it takes for one to think voting for Republicans is a good idea. My favorite spoact.blogspot.com
Barbara Bush is the biggest pill dealer in America... thats how she got her idiot son George W. elected Prezzident