Ministry of Health and Human Services (MoHHS) issues a voluntary recall of various Advil Over-the- Counter Products (OTC)

Providenciales, Turks and Caicos May 11, 2023 – The Ministry of Health and Human Services (MoHHS), in response to a U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advisory, is advising all local suppliers and the general public to discontinue the sale and/or use of certain over-the-counter (OTC) Advil products. OTC medicines are medicines that can be purchased without a prescription.

This voluntary recall is initiated by the company Family Dollar due to the products being stored outside of the labelled temperature requirements. The affected products are listed below.

Advil products contain the active ingredient Ibuprofen. Ibuprofen is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) that is used to relieve pain, fever, and inflammation.

The MoHHS therefore implores all local suppliers to:

1. Immediately stop supplying the affected batches of the brand listed above.
2. Notify your overseas vendors.
3. Quarantine all remaining stock(s) of the identified brands for possible disposal by the Environmental Health Department.

The MoHHS’ top priority is to ensure public health safety and so wishes to advise consumers to stop using the affected products and contact their respective local suppliers. Consumers may contact the Environmental Health Department at 338-2142 for more information on how best to dispose of these anti-inflammatory products. In addition, consumers should contact their pharmacist, physician or other healthcare provider if they have any questions, concerns or have experienced any problems related to the use of these Advil products. Consumers are also advised to report any side effects via the MoHHS’ Adverse Drug Reaction Form found at https://gov.tc/docs/ADR.pdf.

For further information, please contact the MoHHS at 338-3072.

Here are the specific recalled products:

1.   Advil 200 mg tablet 100ct – SKU 0901458

2.   Advil 200 mg Caplet 24ct – SKU 0901839

3.   Advil Dual Action 36ct caplet – SKU 0902867

4.   Advil Tablet 500ct – SKU 0913023

5.   Advil Liquid Gel 400ct – SKU 0916071

6.   Advil Tablet 6ct – SKU 0999259

7.   Advil Liqui Gel Minis 20ct – SKU 0999841