Medicine recalls
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| Canada: Two lots of Advil Cold & Sinus Day／Night Convenience Pack recalled due to labelling error that may cause confusion between daytime and nighttime tablets |
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Health Canada announces that GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare ULC (GSK) is recalling two lots of Advil Cold & Sinus Day/Night Convenience Pack due to a labelling error on blister packs. The foil backing on the blister pack is rotated upside down and misaligned, so the nighttime caplets are labelled as daytime caplets, and some daytime caplets are labelled as nighttime caplets. Consumers may take a nighttime caplet when they intend to take a daytime caplet, and vice versa. The affected products are:
- Advil Cold & Sinus Day/Night Convenience Pack; Box of 36 caplets (24 daytime and 12 nighttime) (lot number: ER2072)
- Advil Cold & Sinus Day/Night Convenience Pack; Box of 18 caplets (12 daytime and 6 nighttime) (lot number: ER2069)
The daytime and nighttime caplets have a different shape and colour. The nighttime caplets contain an antihistamine medicinal ingredient (chlorpheniramine maleate) that can cause drowsiness. Taking a nighttime caplet when alertness is required may pose potentially serious adverse health consequences, such as when driving motor vehicles or operating heavy machinery. It may also cause potentially serious health consequences for those who have taken other sedatives or tranquilizers, consumed alcohol, and the elderly.
Please refer to the following website in Health Canada for details:
http://healthycanadians.gc.ca/recall-alert-rappel-avis/hc-sc/../76571a-eng.php
In Hong Kong, the above product is not a registered pharmaceutical product.
Ends/Monday, Oct 4, 2021
Issued at HKT 15:30
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