Thousands of Benadryl bottles recalled because of the risk of “childish poisoning”

Again from the medicine cabinet.

The United States Consumer Products Security Commission (CPSC) has just announced a memory of more than 2,300 bottles of a popular allergy medicine due to a serious risk of children’s poisoning.

The problem is not with Elixir de Benadryl Liquid, but the bottles of the affected batch, which do not have the requirements of federal packaging resistant to children.

The Arsell drug maker has begun withdrawal, which affects the Benadrryl liquid 100 milliliters of elixirl ellixir sold in paper boxes with the “X003Vrigul” code on the label.

The affected batch was sold in Amazon between July 2023 and October 2024, with prices ranging from $ 16 to 19.

Why was the product remembered?

ELIXIR LIQUID BENADRYL Contains Deagenhydramine, an antihistamine used to treat various conditions, including allergies, common cold, moving disease and insomnia.

By virtue of the poison prevention packing law, medicines that contain sink -rate must be packed in children resistant containers to prevent young children from accessing the drug, which can be dangerous in high doses.

The remembered bottles of Benadryl Liquid Elixir do not meet these safety standards, leaving children vulnerable to accidental poisoning. Fortunately, no injuries were reported, according to the CPSC announcement.

The symptoms of a diphenhydramine overdose include blurred vision, dry mouth, low blood pressure, fast heart rate, confusion, hallucinations and seizures, according to Mount Sinai.

What to do if you have a bottle

If you have a bottle of the affected Benadrryl liquid, secure it immediately available to children.

Although the packaging is the problem, Arsell recommends eliminating both bottles and medication. To get a complete refund, please contact the company with your Amazon order number and a photo that shows the eliminated product.

Child resistant does not mean childhood resistant

Recipe drugs are the leading cause of childish poisoning in the United States.

The American Poison Control Centers Association receives more than half a million inventions in medicine in children under 6 years each year.

In fact, a child is treated by accidental medicine poisoning in an emergency service every 8 minutes. That is, more than 60,000 children rushed to the hospital each year for evaluation, according to Consumermedsafety.org.

In 90% of cases, children take medicines themselves, not supervised by an adult. Only 5% of poisoning results from dosing of errors by parents or carers.

This is what you can do to prevent accidental medicine poisoning, according to the health of Nemours’s children:

• Keep all medicines in a safe cabinet, out of reach and sight of children.
• Make sure that the purses and bags, yours and guests, who contain medicines far from children at all times.
• Always keep medicines in their original containers.
• Do not assume that your child cannot open a package or a medicine container. Child -resistant containers are not childhood resistant; It is simply designed to make children more difficult to access content.
• Do not refer to medicine as “candy” and avoid taking medication in front of children, as they often mimic.