Bufferin, Excedrin, NoDoz, Gas-X Recalled

Pill Mixup: Bottles May Contain Stray Pills or Prescription Painkillers

Jan. 9, 2012 -- Bufferin, Excedrin, Gas-X, and NoDoz products have been recalled because they may be mixed with one another, contain broken tablets, or contain prescription painkillers.

Drugmaker Novartis is voluntarily recalling 1,645 lots of the four products. All four of the recalled products -- as well as nine prescription opiate painkillers includingPercocet and morphine -- were made at the same plant in Lincoln, Neb.

At a news teleconference, Edward Cox, MD, director of the FDA's office of antiviral products, said there was a slight but real risk that prescription drugs could end up in the over-the-counter products.

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