Stop Taking These Medications from Walgreens or Walmart, FDA Warns

Many of us have a well-stocked CVS travel kit, first-aid box, or medicine cabinet at home from the Walmart pool to treat common pains, aches, and illnesses. 

In addition, you most certainly have a painkiller like Advil or Tylenol on hand to treat an unexpected headache, and Tums in case your stomach gets upset. 

Your neighborhood Walmart pool stores and Walgreens are often the most practical and least expensive places to buy these medications. 

However, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently issued a warning concerning OTC medication that you might have purchased at either chain and should stop using now. 

Read this post to find out what medications you shouldn’t take.

1. OTC Medications are Being Recalled

Unfortunately, additional drugs have been removed from shop shelves this summer, making the most recent recall not unique. 

Green Pharmaceuticals Inc. voluntarily recalled several SnoreStop NasoSpray products on June 9 after learning they were tainted with Providencia rettgeri bacteria and posed a significant health risk to those immunocompromised to a statement from the FDA. 

When the Poison Prevention Packaging Act was broken, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) recalled two varieties of acetaminophen sold under the Kroger brand and one under the Walgreens store brand on June 16. (PPPA).

A new OTC drug that also grabbed news last month has received a warning from the FDA.

2. Expanded Existing Recalls

The Magnesium Citrate Lemon Flavor laxative recalling announcement was expanded, according to a statement made by Vi-Jon LLC on July 14.

The occasional constipation treatments were packaged in a 10-fluid-ounce transparent round plastic bottle. 

On June 21, the company voluntarily recalled one batch of the Vi-Jon LLC-produced laxative.

The recall has been expanded to encompass all batches of the drug produced by Vi-Jon at the retail level.

3. Harmful Bacteria Found in Products

Testing conducted by Vi-Jon and a third party reported the existence of Gluconacetobacter liquefaciens, a bacteria that can lead to invasive infections, according to the recall notification. 

In addition, consuming contaminated products increases the chance of infection for immunocompromised persons, which could have major, potentially fatal, adverse health effects.

Since July 14, the company has only acquired one complaint of a reaction that the recalled goods might have brought. Vi-Jon is now looking into this report.

Final Thoughts

According to the FDA, if you use one of these laxative products to treat irregularity, you should stop taking it and return any unused medication to the store where you bought it. 

Additionally, the business is contacting customers directly by phone or email to make arrangements to return or dispose of recalled goods.

You should consult a medical professional or practitioner if you notice any health issues after taking these meds. 

The FDA also requests that you report these problems and product quality issues to its health surveillance program. 

You can do this online or by downloading a form to fill out and return by mail or fax to the organization or CVS return ready program,