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Friday, December 14, 2012

Consumer Alert

Excedrin Back on Shelves, Have You Bought a Bottle?

Excedrin was part of recall by drugmaker Novartis in January, migraine and headache sufferers have long awaited it return to the market.

Excedrin fans, rejoice! It's back. Have you purchased a bottle of Excedrin since it was re-stocked on shelves? Since January, migraine and headache sufferers been waiting and hoping for Excedrin to return after it was part of a massive recall in January. (Get instant news updates. Like Hazelwood Patch on Facebook and follow us on Twitter.) When Hazelwood Patch announced the recall, the article quickly became one of our most viewed articles. Many readers emailed not about participatingin the recall, but about when they could start purchasing the product again. It hit the shelves in October. Have your purchased a bottle? Or have you come to love the replacement you found following the recall? Tell us below in the comments section. Check out …

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Consumer Alert: Excedrin, Bufferin Pulled From Store Shelves and Headaches Be Gone: Excedrin Migraine Returning to Hazelwood Stores Soon

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Candace Jarrett

2:22 pm on Wednesday, January 30, 2013

I'm happy for you mumford86. I'm a big Aleve fan and loyal to it so I understand the excitement.   more ›

Tuesday, January 10, 2012

Consumer Alert

Consumer Alert: Excedrin, Bufferin Pulled From Store Shelves

Other Novartis products are included in the voluntary recall.

Drug manufacturer Novartis Consumer Health, Inc. (NCH) has issued a voluntary recall of four of its products: Excedrin, Bufferin, Gas-X and No-Doz. The National Public Radio health website reported that the products—made in a Lincoln, NE plant—may contain broken or chipped tablets, or "stray" tablets of a different medication. That factory has suspended production until Novartis sorts out its problems with quality control. The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a press release on Jan. 8 with details on Novartis' voluntary recall, which included Excedrin and NoDoz products with expiration dates of Dec. 20, 2014 or earlier, and Bufferin and Gas-X products with expiration dates of Dec. 20, 2013 or earlier, in the United …

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Eston Riley

10:58 am on Saturday, December 29, 2012

welcome back excedrin........you've been my only sure way to rid my tension headaches   more ›

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