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RecallJul 2, 2026· All ages

Diamond Wipes International CVS Health Medicated Hemorrhoidal Wipes

Official title: 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

Poisoning
Recalled CVS Health Medicated Hemorrhoidal Wipes
Recalled CVS Health Medicated Hemorrhoidal Wipes · Photo: CPSC

Diamond Wipes International is recalling CVS Health Medicated Hemorrhoidal Wipes sold at CVS stores and cvs.com. The wipes contain lidocaine but the packaging is not child-resistant as required by law, posing a risk of serious injury or death from poisoning if young children ingest the contents.

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.

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.

How common was it?

WidespreadAbout 75,315 sold at CVS, 2020–2026

Tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands sold, or at big chain stores. Check your home.

Read the official CPSC notice →

Official notice

CPSC's own wording, unchanged.

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.

Sold at

CVS and CVS Pharmacy stores nationwide and online at www.cvs.com from April 2020 through April 2026 for about $16.

Units

About 75,315

Incidents and injuries

None reported

Brand

CVS Health

From the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, recalled Jul 2, 2026. The summary above is ours; for anything that matters, go by the official notice. Had a problem with this product? Report it at SaferProducts.gov.

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