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Product Recall Number: 14-229

Why was Panadol Advance® 100 count caplets recalled?

The packaging is not child-resistant as required by the Poison Prevention Packaging Act. These products contain acetaminophen which is required by the Poison Prevention Packaging Act to be sealed with child-resistant packaging.

Panadol Advance® 100 count caplets
Here's product recall specific data for Panadol Advance® 100 count caplets.

  • Product Recall Number: 14-229

  • Product Safety Warning Number:

  • Date: 2014-07-14

  • Product Safety Warning Date:

  • Name Of Product: Panadol Advance® 100 count caplets

  • Description: The 100 caplet container is not child-resistant as required by the Poison Prevention Packaging Act. These products contain acetaminophen which is required to be sealed with child-resistant packaging.

  • Hazard Description: The packaging is not child-resistant as required by the Poison Prevention Packaging Act. These products contain acetaminophen which is required by the Poison Prevention Packaging Act to be sealed with child-resistant packaging.

  • Consumer Action: None Listed

  • Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed

  • Remedy Type: Refund

  • Units: About 10,600

  • Incidents: None reported.

  • Remedy: Consumers should immediately place the product out of a child's sight and reach, and contact GSK for a refund.

  • Sold At: Drug, grocery and mass merchandise stores in Puerto Rico from November 2012 through February 2014 for about $10.

  • Importers: None Listed

  • Manufacturers: None Listed

  • Distributors: None Listed

  • Manufactured In: U.S.A.

  • Custom Label: None Listed

  • Custom Field: None Listed