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Food & drug recall · FDAMarch 4, 2025Serious

Chattem Inc — Unisom, SleepMelts, Diphenhydramine HCl tablets, 25 mg, Nighttime Sleep-Aid, 4 x 8 blister packs per carton, Cherry flavor

Do not stop taking this without speaking to your pharmacist or doctor.

What’s wrong

CGMP Deviations: Nitrosamine Drug Substance Related Issue impurity above the daily acceptable intake limit defined by the Food and Drug Administration.

The Recall Registry rates this seriousFDA Class II: temporary or medically reversible health harm.

What to do

Check the lot numbers below against what you have. Do not stop taking a prescription medicine because of a recall without speaking to your pharmacist or doctor first — for many medicines stopping is more harmful than continuing, and they can tell you whether yours is affected and what to do about it.

Who to contact: Recalling firm: Chattem Inc

The product

Unisom, SleepMelts, Diphenhydramine HCl tablets, 25 mg, Nighttime Sleep-Aid, 4 x 8 blister packs per carton, Cherry flavor, Manufactured by Adare Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Dist. by Chattem, Inc., P.O. Box 2219, Chattanooga, TN 37409, UPC # 0 41167 0014 0

Details

Units affected
180,696 cartons
Recall date
March 4, 2025
Brand
Chattem Inc
Model, lot or SKU numbers
Lot# 252807, Exp: 5/31/2025252808, Exp: 6/30/2025372560, Exp: 11/30/2025489576, 493447, Exp: 4/30/2026.
Where it was distributed

Nationwide in the USA

The official notice

This recall was issued by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The Recall Registry summarises it — always confirm the details at the source.

Their exact wording: Chattem Inc — Unisom, SleepMelts, Diphenhydramine HCl tablets, 25 mg, Nighttime Sleep-Aid, 4 x 8 blister packs per carton, Cherry flavor, Manufactured by Adare Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Dist. by Chattem, Inc., P.O. Box 2219, Chattanooga, TN 37

Read it on FDA

Worried about the other things in your house? You can write down what you have and be told if one is recalled — or, if you sell second-hand, check your whole stock at once.

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