Why Excedrin Recall 2020?

The drugs were sold nationwide and online from March 2018 through September 2020. The recall notice posted by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said because Excedrin contains aspirin and acetaminophen it must be in child resistant packaging as required by the Poison Prevention Packaging Act (PPPA).

Why did Excedrin Migraine get recalled?

Excedrin contains aspirin and acetaminophen, which federal law requires be in child-resistant packaging. GSK in October announced it had asked retailers to stop selling specific lots of Excedrin due to the possibility of holes in the bottles supplied by the bottle manufacturer.

Why did they take Excedrin off the shelf 2020?

Excedrin Extra Strength and Excedrin Migraine, in both caplets and gel-tablets, are temporarily off the shelves. GlaxoSmithKline, which manufacturers the popular painkillers, pulled the two drugs and temporarily suspended their production after finding irregularities at the plants that make them.

Sophia Al-Mansoor

Sophia Al-Mansoor

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