Rugby Children's Pain & Fever Concentrated Drops Recalled

Altaire Pharmaceuticals is recalling about 898,000 packages of Rugby Children's Pain & Fever Concentrated Drops.

This over the counter medicine contains acetaminophen which calls for child-resistant packaging as required by the Poison Prevention Packaging Act. Although the original bottle has child-resistant packaging, a separate dropper unit provided for dispensing the drug to children does not. When in use, a child can access the medicine, posing serious health problems or death if more than the recommended dosage is consumed.

Drug stores, grocery stores and other retailers sold the product nationwide between January 2009 and June 2011 for about $4. It was manufactured in the United States.

Consumers should immediately store this product with the child-resistant closure in place and keep it out of the reach of children. To arrange for a free replacement dropper, contact Altaire Pharmaceuticals at (800) 258-2471 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday.

The lot numbers can be found stamped into the bottom of the carton with the expiration date and above the label on the bottle printed in black.

For additional information, contact Rugby Laboratories at (800) 645-2158 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday.