Prestige Brands Holdings: Presence of Precipitate; small amounts of diphenhydramine precipitated out of solution

Agency Publication Date: May 28, 2014

Affected Products

Product: PediaCare brand NIGHTTIME MULTI-SYMPTOM Cold, (diphenhydramine HCl 6.25 mg and phenylephrine HCl 2.5 mg), 4 FL OZ (118 mL), Distributed by Medtech Products, Inc., Tarrytown,NY ---- UPC 814832013544

UPC 814832013544 Lots: Expiry Date 133196 01/2015 144273 02/2015 154090 09/2015 73242 05/2014 73243 05/2014 73244 05/2014 73824 06/2014 74207 06/2014 74303 06/2014 74460 06/2014 78805 09/2014 79265 10/2014 79266 10/2014 79573 09/2014 80456 06/2014 80457 07/2014 83746 01/2015

Product: PediaCare brand DAY & NIGHT Value Pack DAYTIME MULTI-SYMPTOM Cold (dextromethorphan HBr 5 mg and Phenylephrine HCl 2.5 mg) and NIGHTTIME MULTI-SYMPTOM Cold (diphenhydramine HCl 6.25 mg and phenylephrine HCl 2.5 mg), 4 FL oz (118 mL) bottles, one each of DAYTIME MULTI-SYMPTOM Cold, Distributed by Medtech Products, Inc., Tarrytown, NY --- UPC 814832013523

UPC 814832013523 Lots: Expiry Date 148342 07/2015 148347 08/2015 149297 08/2015 149382 07/2015 149516 08/2015 152298 08/2015 73143 04/2014 73719 05/2014 74195 06/2014 74805 06/2014 75180 06/2014 79186 09/2014 79323 09/2014

Additional Information

Agency: Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

Event ID: 68130

Status: Resolved

Manufacturer: Prestige Brands Holdings

Manufactured In: United States

Units Affected: 2 products (12,269 cases/36 bottles; 17,479 cases/12 dual packs)

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Affected Products