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Medique Recalls 31 Different Over-the-Counter Drugs Due to Failure to Meet Child Resistant Packaging Requirement; Risk of Poisoning; Sold Exclusively on Amazon.com (Recall Alert)

  • Recalled aspirin-containing products
  • Recalled acetaminophen-containing products
  • Recalled diphenhydramine product
  • Recalled ibuprofen-containing products
  • Recalled lidocaine-containing products
  • Recalled loperamide product
  • Recalled naproxen product
Name of Product:
31 Medique Over-the-Counter drugs from the product lines: Medi-First, Medi-First Plus, Medique, Dover, Otis Clapp, and Ecolab.
Hazard:

The over-the-counter products contain regulated substances which 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.

Remedy:
Refund
Recall Date:
September 11, 2020
Units:

About 143,300

Consumer Contact

Medique at 800-634-7680 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 for more information including registration access.

Recall Details

Description:

The recall involves 31 different over-the-counter drugs purchased on or after June 1, 2018 that are unexpired 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, 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.  The 31 different recalled products are listed in the table below:

Product Drug Package Type # of Packets
Medi-First Non-Aspirin Acetaminophen acetaminophen (325 mg) 2 tablets packet  50

250

Medi-First Extra Strength Non-Aspirin Acetaminophen  acetaminophen (500 mg) 2 tablets packet  50

125

250

Medi-First Sinus Pain & Pressure  acetaminophen (500 mg) 2 tablets packet 50

125

250

Medique APAP acetaminophen (325 mg) 2 tablets packet 250
Medique Extra Strength APAP acetaminophen (500 mg) 2 tablets packet 50

125

250

Medique Back Pain-Off acetaminophen (250 mg) 2 tablets packet 50

100

250

Medique CCP Caffeine Fee acetaminophen (325 mg) 2 tablets packet 50

250

Medi-First Cold Relief  acetaminophen (325 mg) 2 tablets packet 50

125

250

Medique Cramp Tabs acetaminophen (325 mg) 2 tablets packet 50

125

250

Medique Decorel Forte Plus acetaminophen (325 mg) 2 tablets packet 50 

250

Medique Medicidin-D acetaminophen (325 mg) 2 tablets packet 50

100

250

Dover Aminofen acetaminophen (325 mg) 2 tablets packet 250
Otis Clapp Back Quell acetaminophen (200 mg) 2 tablets packet 150
Otis Clapp Mygrex acetaminophen (500 mg) 2 tablets packet 150
Otis Clapp Valihist acetaminophen (325 mg) 2 tablets packet 150
Medi-First Pain Relief Extra Strength  acetaminophen (110 mg)
aspirin (162 mg)
2 tablets packet 50

100

250

Medi-First Plus Pain Zappers acetaminophen (250 mg)
aspirin (250 mg)
2 tablets packet 50

125

Medique Pain-Off acetaminophen (250 mg)
aspirin (250 mg)
2 tablets packet 50

100

250

Medi-First Aspirin  aspirin (325 mg) 2 tablets packet 50

125

250

Medi-First Plus Aspirin aspirin (325 mg) 2 tablets packet 50

125

Medique Aspirin  aspirin (325 mg) 2 tablets packet 12

100

250

Medique Diphen diphenhydramine (25 mg) 1 tablet packet 24

200

Medi-First Ibuprofen ibuprofen (200 mg) 2 tablets packet 4

50

125

250

Medique I-Prin ibuprofen (200 mg) 2 tablets packet 3

100

250

Dover Addaprin ibuprofen (200 mg) 2 tablets packet 250
Medi-First Burn Cream with Lidocaine lidocaine (0.9 grams) packets 25
Medi-First Burn Spray  lidocaine HCl (2%) 2 oz bottle --
Medi-First Blood Clotting Spray  lidocaine (4%) 3 oz bottle --
Ecolab Burn Cream lidocaine (0.9 grams) packets 25
Medique Diamode loperamide HCl (2 mg) 1 tablet packet

50

100

Medique Mediproxen  naproxen sodium (220 mg) 1 tablet packet 50

100

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.

Incidents/Injuries:

None reported.

Sold Exclusively At:
Amazon.com from June 2018 through June 2020 for between $2 and $59.
Manufacturer(s):
Medique, of Fort Myers, Fla.
Manufactured In:
United States
Recall number:
20-780

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