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Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals, Inc.: Defective Container: Confirmed customer compliant of small holes or cracks in the foil of blister packs.

Agency Publication Date: August 1, 2017
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Affected Products

Product: Alka-Seltzer Original ( 325 mg Aspirin (NSAID), 1916 mg Analgesic, Sodium bicarbonate/Antacid, 1000 mg Anhydrous Citric Acid) Effervescent Tablets, 12-count carton, Made in Germany, Distributed by Bayer HealthCare, LLC Whippany, NJ 07981, UPC 016500040194

BTAH340; Exp. 02/19 BTAHCP0; Exp. 04/19 BTAHLW0; Exp. 06/19 BTAHLX0; Exp. 08/19 BTAHP10; Exp 08/19

Product: Alka-Seltzer Extra Strength (500 mg Aspirin (NSAID), 1985 mg Analgesic Sodium bicarbonate/Antacid, 1000 mg Anhydrous Citric Acid) Effervescent Tablets, 24-count carton, Made in Germany, Distributed by Bayer HealthCare, LLC Whippany, NJ 07981, UPC 016500044048

BTAHDG0; Exp. 04/19

Product: Alka-Seltzer Gold (1000 mg Anhydrous citric acid, 344 mg Antacid Potassium bicarbonate, 1050 mg Antacid Sodium bicarbonate/Antacid) Effervescent Tablets, 36-count carton, Made in Germany, Distributed by Bayer HealthCare, LLC Whippany, NJ 07981, UPC 016500041085

BTAHGR0; Exp. 05/19 BTAHGR1; Exp. 05/19 BTAHGR2; Exp. 05/19 BTAJ0K3; Exp. 07/19

Additional Information

Agency: Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Event ID: 77484
Status: Resolved
Manufacturer: Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Manufactured In: United States
Units Affected: 3 products (1,067,520 12-count cartons; 24,672 24-count cartons; 56,064 36-count cartons)

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