The government is now operating in accordance with the Guidance on Caretaker Conventions, pending the outcome of the 2025 federal election.
Consumers and health professionals are advised that the below information has been updated to provide details of additional products affected by this issue.
Update 2 - additional products affected
7 October 2015
Consumers and health professionals are advised that the below information has been updated to provide details of additional products affected by this issue.
Update - additional products affected
3 August 2015
Consumers and health professionals are advised that the below information has been updated to provide details of additional products affected by this issue.
Return affected products to place of purchase
Consumers and health professionals are advised that a number of children's medicines are being recalled because they have been supplied in bottles where grooves that secure the lids can break off during opening.
If this happens, there is a small risk that pieces of plastic could be ingested, posing a potential choking hazard.
The affected products are:
- Amcal children's paracetamol elixir for 1 to 5 years, Amcal children's paracetamol suspension for 6 to 12 years, Amcal ibuprofen suspension for children, and Amcal cetirizine oral solution (published 26 October 2015)
- Guardian children's paracetamol elixir for 1 to 5 years (published 26 October 2015)
- Pharmacy Care ibuprofen suspension for children and Pharmacy Care cetirizine oral solution (published 26 October 2015)
- Apohealth children's paracetamol for 1 to 5 years, Apohealth children's paracetamol for 6 to 12 years, and Apohealth children's ibuprofen for 6 months to 12 years (published 7 October 2015)
- Terry White Chemists branded children's paracetamol syrup for 1 to 5 years and Terry White Chemists branded children's paracetamol syrup for 6 to 12 years (published 7 October 2015)
- Terry White Chemists branded ibuprofen children's suspension (updated 7 October 2015)
- Chemmart and Pharmacy Choice ibuprofen children’s suspensions and children’s paracetamol 6 - 12 years concentrated (updated 3 August 2015)
- Pharmacy Care children’s paracetamol suspension for 6 to 12 years and Pharmacy Care children’s paracetamol elixir for 1 to 5 years (published 3 August 2015).
Click on the above links for information on what you should do if you have purchased one of these medicines.
Consumers are reminded that all medicines should always be kept out of the reach of children, as stated on the product packaging.