CVS Health Medicated Hemorrhoidal Wipes recall
Diamond Wipes International Recalls CVS Health Medicated Hemorrhoidal Wipes Due to Risk of Serious Injury or Death from Child Poisoning; Violate Mandatory Standard for Child-Resistant Packaging
What to do
Consumers should secure the wipes out of sight and reach of children immediately and contact CVS for a full refund. Consumers will be asked to return unopened packets of wipes with the retail box packaging to any CVS store.
Remedy offered: Refund
Contact: CVS at 800-746-7287 from 8:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, and 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, email at customercare@cvs.com, or online at www.cvs.com/retail/help/recalls or www.cvs.com and click on Help Center and then click Recalls and Withdrawals for more information.
The hazard
The recalled medicated wipes contain lidocaine, which must be in child-resistant packaging, as required by the Poison Prevention Packaging Act. The packaging of the wipes is not child-resistant, posing a risk of serious injury or death from poisoning if the contents of the wipes are ingested by young children.
Injuries reported: None reported
Which products
This recall involves CVS Health Medicated Hemorrhoidal Wipes. The pain-relieving wipes were sold in boxes of 20 individually wrapped packets of flushable wipes. The CVS Health logo, a yellow heart, "Rapid Pain Relief" and "Medicated Hemorrhoidal Wipes" is printed on the front of the packet and the box.
Units: About 75,315
Where it was sold
CVS and CVS Pharmacy stores nationwide and online at www.cvs.com from April 2020 through April 2026 for about $16.
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