Company Recalls Children's Cough Syrup

CEDAR PARK-LEANDER, TX -- The makers of a children’s cough syrup sold at HEB and other stores have voluntarily recalled two batches of the medicine containing defective dosage cups.

The Perrigo Co. issued consumer alerts to the recall two batches of its children’s guaifenesin grape liquid and and children’s guaifenesin DM cherry liquid. The move was prompted after dosing cups with incorrect markings were included in the packaging, company officials said in a statement.

The medicine is sold at area stores, including HEB, CVS and Dollar General. All told, nine major retailers sell the medicines under different brand names throughout the country.

The 4-ounce guaifenesin grape liquid was sold at HEB stores while the cherry version was sold at CVS and Rite Aid stores.

Company officials launched the recall effort amid concerns of possible overdoses because of the defective dosage cups. No reports of illness have been reported to date.

“There have been no reports of adverse events to Perrigo as a result of the incorrect dosage markings,” Perrigo Chairman and CEO Joseph C. Papa said in a prepared statement. “We are taking this action because it is the right thing to do.”

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