Drug recall: All Alka-Seltzer Plus packages with a full front panel instant Redeemable Coupon (IRC) affixed to the individual…

Class I FDA enforcement event 79555. Recall start date: 15 Mar 2018. Status in the FDA record: Terminated. Termination date: 14 Jan 2020.

Reason for recall, in the words of FDA

Labeling: Label Mix-Up: Bayer is recalling all Alka-Seltzer Plus packages, with a green or orange Bayer logo located on the lower left corner of the front of the carton, because the ingredients on the front sticker may not match the actual product in the carton.

Class I, in the words of FDA

a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death

Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals, Inc. started this drug recall on 15 Mar 2018. The firm address in the FDA record is in Whippany, NJ. FDA put the recall in Class I. FDA event 79555 has 1 product record. The first FDA enforcement report date is 2 May 2018. The record gives the status Terminated, with the termination date 14 Jan 2020.

FDA enforcement report The 1 product record

It is important to note that most of the time recall classifications are determined after the recalling firm provides all of the information needed to determine the risk posed to public health. The classification and posting in the FDA Enforcement Report should not be seen as an expansion or change to a firm’s voluntary public warning.
FDA publishes these words. Source: FDA, Enforcement Reports, Important Note, read on 1 Oct 2026. openFDA export of 28 Sep 2026.

Distribution

In the words of FDA.

Nationwide in the USA

Recalling firm

Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Whippany, NJ.

Recalling firm: The firm that the FDA record names for a recall.

FDA records how the recall started: Voluntary: Firm initiated.

Products

1 product record in the event.

FDA event 79555: product records
Recall number	Product	Quantity	Class	Status	Report date
D-0697-2018	All Alka-Seltzer Plus packages with a full front panel instant Redeemable Coupon (IRC) affixed to the individual carton. The recalled products can be identified by checking the Bayer logo located on the lower left corner of the front of the carton. If the logo has an orange or green background, the product is…	188,631 units	Class I	Terminated	2 May 2018

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Class I: The highest of the three FDA recall classes.

The event in context

Drug events that started in 2018: 367
Share of these events in Class I: 11%
Product records in this event: 1Median of the firm: 1
Events of the firm on the register: 10

Other events of the firm

Other FDA enforcement events of Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Initiated	Product (first record)	Type	Class	Records
6 Nov 2023	VITRAKVI (larotractenib) oral solution, 20mg/mL, 100 mL bottle, Rx only, Manufactured for Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceutica	Drug	Class I	1
1 Oct 2021	LOTRIMIN AF (Miconazole nitrate 2%) Deodorant Powder Spray NET WT 133g (4.6 OZ) can, Dist by: Bayer Healthcare LLC, Whip	Drug	Class I	19
23 Feb 2018	Coppertone Kids Sunscreen Spray (avobenzone 3%, Homosalate 10%, Octisalate 5%, Octocrylene 4%, Oxybenzone 5%) 8.3 oz. bo	Drug	Class II	1
10 Nov 2017	Bayer Chewable Low Dose Aspirin 81 mg Orange Flavored 36 tablets, Made in Spain, Distributed by: Bayer Healthcare LLC Mo	Drug	Class III	1
30 Mar 2017	Alka-Seltzer Original ( 325 mg Aspirin (NSAID), 1916 mg Analgesic, Sodium bicarbonate/Antacid, 1000 mg Anhydrous Citric	Drug	Class II	3
21 Feb 2017	A+D Diaper Rash Cream with Dimethicone 1% and Zinc Oxide 10%, Packaged in a) 1.5 oz (42.5g) ( UPC 041100811288), b) 3 oz	Drug	Class III	1
13 Jun 2013	Medroxyprogesterone acetate, micronized (EP, USP) active pharmaceutical ingredient, Rx only, packaged in 6.0 kg drums (l	Drug	Class III	1
31 May 2012	Leukine sargramostim 5 x 500 mcg/mL vial, liquid injection, Sterile Rx only, Mfd by: Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals, L	Drug	Class III	1
8 May 2012	Estradiol Hemihydrate M20 EP/USP Powder, packaged in a) 1.5 kg and b) 2.5 kg fiber drums, Rx only, Art. No. 165811, Baye	Drug	Class II	1

Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals, Inc.: all 10 events

Official channels

FDA enforcement report D-0697-2018The FDA record of the first product of this event.
FDA: recalls, market withdrawals and safety alertsThe recall notices on the FDA site.
FDA MedWatchThe FDA safety reporting program for drugs and medical devices.

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Cite this page

Recall Register. FDA enforcement event 79555. https://recallregister.com/fda/i/79555/. Source: openFDA enforcement reports. Data through 28 Sep 2026.

Sources

Source: openFDA drug enforcement reports
Licence: CC0 1.0
Export date: 28 Sep 2026
Newest FDA report date on the register: 23 Sep 2026

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Questions

Where was the product distributed?: The FDA record gives this distribution: Nationwide in the USA
What quantity of product is in FDA event 79555?: The FDA record gives this quantity: 188,631 units
How did the recall start?: The FDA record says: Voluntary: Firm initiated
How many drug recalls of 2018 have the same class?: 11% of the 367 drug events that started in 2018 are in Class I.