Wednesday, May 5, 2010

Recall On Childrens Medicine 2010 - Tylenol, Motrin Incorporated

Recall On Childrens Medicine 2010 - Tylenol, Motrin Incorporated

McNeil health and also the FDA have announced a “precautionary” recall on children’s medicine 2010. The recall on children’s medicine 2010 consists of a large number of over-the-counter liquid children’s medicine. If you’ve any of the recalled medicine, you can get a low interest loans of a coupon or refund for the product. Either way, the FDA and McNeil Healthcare suggest that you discontinue use of these medicines.

Why the recall on children’s medicine 2010

The maker of the medicines, McNeil Consumer Healthcare, initiated the recall on childrens medicine. The recall has been announced for 3 major reasons. One of the most important reason for the recall is that the concentration of the active ingredient is higher than what is on the label. Second, some of the medicines have “inactive ingredients that don’t meet internal standards” for quality. Third, some of the recall on children’s medicine 2010 is because there are small particles within the medicine.

What is involved within the recall on children’s medicine 2010

Seven individual products are integrated in the recall on children’s medicine 2010, each one with several flavors. The recalled products include several different flavors of these products:

  • Tylenol Infants’ Drops
  • Children’s Tylenol liquid
  • Children’s Tylenol Plus liquid
  • Motrin Infant’s Drops
  • Children’s Motrin liquid
  • Children’s Zyrtec liquids
  • Children’s Benadryl Allergy liquids

A full list of the products integrated in this recall is available on the FDA Children’s medicine recall 2010 announcement website. The recall affects 12 countries, such as the United States and Canada. In countries other than the United States of The United States, check with the agency that handles pharmaceutical safety.

Recall on children’s medicine 2010 continues Tylenol problems

The recall on children’s medicine 2010 is the second Tylenol recall of 2010. In January of 2010, a recall on Children’s Tylenol pills and chews was implemented by the FDA. That January recall was instituted because of the confusing dosage instructions. McNeil Consumer Healthcare has set up a site with full data on the recall on children’s medicine 2010 at McNeilProductRecall.com. Given this recall and also the previous recalls, the company has promised a “comprehensive review” of the processes it uses to manufacture medicines.

Article Resources

FDA Children’s medicine recall 2010 announcement

http://www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/ucm210443.htm

McNeilProductRecall.com

http://www.mcneilproductrecall.com/



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