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Allergy medication sold nationwide recalled for potentially life-threatening mix-up with wrong pills
Summary by Laredo News Editorial Desk · Based on reporting by Emily Van de Riet , KGNS — Sitewide
· July 23, 2026
· 1 min read
(Gray News) — An over-the-counter allergy medication sold nationwide is being recalled for a mix-up with another medication that could potentially be life-threatening. Unique Pharmaceutical Laboratories is recalling cetirizine hydrochloride tablets, an antihistamine commonly sold as a generic ver...
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Summary created by Laredo News Editorial Desk — automated, rule-governed Original reporting Emily Van de Riet, KGNS — Sitewide Original story Read at the source Source published Jul 23, 2026 Indexed here Jul 23, 2026 AI assistance Automated summary drawn from the source’s own published text Prepublication human review No — editorial rules, flagged-item review, and published samples
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Key takeaway According to the FDA, the recall includes bottles of 5-mg allergy tablets.
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Category: local ·
Published: July 23, 2026 ·
Source: KGNS — Sitewide ·
Reading time: 1 min
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What is this story about? (Gray News) — An over-the-counter allergy medication sold nationwide is being recalled for a mix-up with another medication that could potentially be life-threatening. Unique Pharmaceutical Laboratories is recalling cetirizine hydrochloride tablets, an antihistamine commonly sold as a generic ver...
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