Medicine recalls
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| Canada: Several children's strawberry-flavoured acetaminophen syrups recalled because of defective child-resistant safety caps on the bottles |
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Health Canada announces that Laboratoire Riva Inc. and Laboratoires Trianon Inc. are voluntarily recalling several over-the-counter children’s strawberry-flavoured acetaminophen syrups labeled as Biomedic, Option+, or Laboratoires Trianon Inc. The products, which are used for pain and fever relief, are being recalled because the child-resistant safety cap may be defective. The affected products are:
- Biomedic Acetaminophen (160 mg/5 mL) children’s syrup by Laboratoire Riva Inc. (Lot: B0504-A; Expiry: 21-MA)
- Option+ Acetaminophen oral solution USP (160 mg/5 mL) children’s syrup by Laboratoire Riva Inc. (Lot: B0504-C; Expiry: 2021-MA)
- Laboratoires Trianon Inc. Acetaminophen oral solution USP (160 mg/5 mL) children’s syrup by Laboratoires Trianon Inc. (Lot: B0504-B; Expiry: 21-MA and Lot: B0504-E; Expiry: 2021-MA)
A defective cap could allow a child to accidentally ingest the product, which would pose a significant health concern. Accidental ingestion can result in acetaminophen overdose and serious health consequences, including liver damage in extreme cases. Early signs of overdose include nausea, vomiting, lethargy and sweating. Liver damage may result in liver failure or death. Abdominal pain may be the first sign of liver damage and may not be apparent for 24 to 48 hours.
This issue is related to product packaging and not the safety or effectiveness of the drug in the bottles. The products were distributed at major pharmacies across Canada.
Please refer to the following website in Health Canada for details:
http://healthycanadians.gc.ca/recall-alert-rappel-avis/hc-sc/../68276a-eng.php
In Hong Kong, the above products are not registered pharmaceutical products.
Ends/Thursday, Nov 15, 2018
Issued at HKT 17:00
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