SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Scottsdale police are warning Walmart customers to be more cautious about consuming over-the-counter drugs after a package of laxatives was recently tampered with at a local store.
A customer at the Walmart in the 15000 block of North Northsight Boulevard reported feeling ill on Tuesday after ingesting a laxative they had purchased at the store.
Police later determined the customer's laxatives appeared to actually be a prescribed anti-depressant medication. The Equate brand of laxatives had been taped closed by an unknown subject.
Officers discovered a similar-looking box on the store's shelves and removed it from circulation.
Scottsdale police are investigating how the laxatives were tampered with and encourage customers to inspect their over-the-counter drugs before ingesting them.
Anyone who has had similar issues with products purchased at this Walmart or other stores is asked to call 480-312-500.
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