Sedalmex Pain Reliever Recall: Cephalosporin Contamination Risk
Midway Importing recalls Sedalmex pain reliever tablets due to potential cross-contamination with cephalosporin. Check lot numbers M51196-M51198.
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Cross Contamination With Other Products: Potential cross-contamination of cephalosporin.
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What happened, in plain English
Midway Importing, Inc. is recalling Sedalmex Pain Reliever tablets because they may be cross-contaminated with cephalosporin. This drug contains acetaminophen and caffeine but poses a risk to individuals allergic to cephalosporins. The recall affects 164,332 boxes distributed nationwide. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/43639-midway-importing-inc-recalls-sedalmex-acetaminophen-500-mg-with-caffeine.
Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/43639-midway-importing-inc-recalls-sedalmex-acetaminophen-500-mg-with-caffeine · Updated October 12, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #D-0013-2016
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“Sedalmex Pain Reliever Recall: Cephalosporin Contamination Risk.” GovInfoNow, updated October 12, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/43639-midway-importing-inc-recalls-sedalmex-acetaminophen-500-mg-with-caffeine. Based on FDA recall #D-0013-2016 (https://api.fda.gov/drug/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22D-0013-2016%22&limit=1).
Why it’s dangerous
The product may contain traces of cephalosporin due to cross-contamination during manufacturing. For people allergic to this class of antibiotics, exposure can trigger severe allergic reactions.
Who’s affected
Consumers who purchased Sedalmex Pain Reliever tablets containing acetaminophen and caffeine. Individuals with known allergies to cephalosporin antibiotics are at the highest risk of an allergic reaction.
How to tell if you have this one
Check your package for the UPC 1 88436 00017 4 and look at the expiration date on the blister pack. Affected lots are M51196, M51197, and M51198 with an expiration date of 01/17.
- Brand
Sedalmex- Product
Sedalmex (Acetaminophen 500 mg with Caffeine 65 mg) Pain Reliever tablets, 20-count tablets in blisters per box- Category
Drug
What to do — step by step
Stop taking the medication
Do not consume the tablets if your lot number is M51196, M51197, or M51198 and the expiration date is 01/17.
Contact the distributor
Reach out to Midway Importing, Inc. for further instructions on returning or disposing of the product.
Where it went and when
Where it was distributed
Distributed nationwide.
FDA distribution: “Nationwide” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.
Distributed nationwide.
Recall timeline
FDA terminated this recall 10 months after the firm started it.
- Firm started the recall
- FDA classified it Class II
- Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
- FDA terminated the recall
Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.
Questions people ask
Where was this product sold?
The product was distributed nationwide across the United States.
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The facts (hazard, remedy, dates, manufacturer) are pulled from the official FDA recall record. The plain-language summary and step-by-step checklist are written by GovInfoNow to make the official notice easier to act on — they don’t replace it.
- Official source: FDA Recall #D-0013-2016 (September 22, 2015) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for D-0013-2016 to see it in context.
- Plain-language summary written by qwen3.6:35b-a3b on October 12, 2026, from the official record above. Not reviewed by a person — if it conflicts with the FDA notice, the notice is correct. Report an error on this page.
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