Acme United Corporation Recalls PhysiciansCare Brand Over-the-Counter Drugs Due to Failure to Meet Child Resistant Packaging Requirement; Risk of Poisoning (Recall Alert)
Home product recall 22-733. Announced by CPSC on Mar 17, 2022.
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Mar 17, 2022. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.
Every line below is in CPSC’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
The recalled over-the-counter products contain regulated substances (aspirin, acetaminophen, or ibuprofen) which must be in child resistant packaging when being used in the household as required by the Poison Prevention Packaging Act (PPPA). The packaging of the products is not child resistant, posing a risk of poisoning if the contents are swallowed by young children.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
What should you do?
Consumers should immediately store the recalled products in a safe location out of reach of children and contact Acme United for information on how to dispose of or return the product and receive a full refund. Acme United is contacting all purchasers directly.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
- What the company offers to fix a recalled product or vehicle: a repair, a replacement or a refund, as the recall notice says. For a vehicle, dealers make the safety repair free. Follow the notice’s own steps, or contact the company it names. Source: CPSC; NHTSA (49 U.S.C. 30120).: refund.
- How to reach the firm: Acme United toll-free at 888-520-2199 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday, or online at www.recallrtr.com/acmeunitedotc or at www.acmeunited.com and click on “Recalls” at the bottom of the page for more information.
Which ones are recalled?
This recall involves the PhysiciansCare brand Extra Strength Non Aspirin, Aspirin, Extra Strength Pain Reliever, Ibuprofen, Medication Station, and Multi-Pack over-the-counter drugs. The products contain aspirin, acetaminophen, or ibuprofen. They are packaged in cardboard boxes of 50, 100, 250, and 500 tablets per box. Product Drug Tablet Amount Extra Strength Non Aspirin Acetaminophen (500 mg) 50 tablets 100 tablets 250 tablets 500 tablets 2 boxes of 100 tablets each Aspirin Aspirin (325 mg) 50 tablets 100 tablets 250 tablets 500 tablets Extra Strength Pain Reliever Acetaminophen (250 mg) Aspirin (250 mg) 100 tablets 250 tablets Ibuprofen Ibuprofen (200 mg) 100 tablets 250 tablets 500 tablets 2 boxes of 100 tablets each Medication Station / Multi-Pack Acetaminophen (500 mg) Aspirin (325 mg) Ibuprofen (200 mg) Antacid (420 mg) 4 boxes of 100 tablets each with outer station 4 boxes of 100 tablets each without outer station The Antacid is not subject to this recall.
About 165,000 units, as CPSC gives them.
PhysiciansCare brand Aspirin, Extra Strength Non Aspirin, Extra Strength Pain Reliever, Ibuprofen, Medication Station, and Multi-Pack.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
CPSC’s photos
CPSC shows 8 photos on its notice. Hearth Record doesn’t copy them; each opens on cpsc.gov.
- Recalled PhysiciansCare Extra Strength Non Aspirin in 50 Tablets (25 Packets, 2 tablets each)
- Recalled PhysiciansCare Aspirin in 250 Tablets (125 Packets, 2 tablets each)
- Recalled PhysiciansCare Extra Strength Pain Reliever in 250 Tablets (125 Packets, 2 tablets each)
- Recalled PhysiciansCare Ibuprofen in 500 Tablets (250 Packets, 2 tablets each)
- Recalled PhysiciansCare Medication Station with outer station includes Ibuprofen, Extra Strength Non Aspirin, Antacid and Aspirin in 50 Tablets (25 Packets, 2 tablets each)
- Recalled PhysiciansCare Multi-Pack without outer station includes Extra Strength Non Aspirin, Aspirin, Ibuprofen and Antacid in 50 Tablets (25 Packets, 2 tablets each)
- Front of PhysiciansCare Aspirin packet
- Back of PhysiciansCare Aspirin packet
Who made and sold it?
- Made by Acme United, Rocky Mount, North Carolina.
- Made by Acme United, Vancouver, Washington.
- Amazon.com and FSAstore.com from February 2014 through June 2021 for between $5 and $50.
- Made in United States, as the notice gives it.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
Was anyone hurt?
None reported
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
What the record doesn’t say
- The notice lists no UPCs, so check the model, the description and the photos.
- The notice lists no model numbers in a field of their own; its description may give them.
- How many have been returned or fixed isn’t in the notice.
Hearth Record wrote these lines.
Sources
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Recalls API.
Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.
Recalls of kids’ and home products are from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). CPSC does not endorse Hearth Record. Copied on Oct 19, 2026.