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[3] [8] "A vast portion of the [American] children's medicine market" was affected by the recall. [3] In Canada, only Children's Motrin and Children's Tylenol Cough & Runny Nose were affected by the recall. [8] According to the FDA, consumers should stop using the recalled products even though the chance of related health problems was "remote."
On January 15, 2010, a voluntary recall of several hundred batches of popular medicines was announced, including Benadryl, Motrin, Rolaids, Simply Sleep, St. Joseph Aspirin, and Tylenol. [16] The recall was due to complaints of a musty smell suspected to be due to contamination of the packaging with the chemical 2,4,6-tribromoanisole. [17]
Recalls of Tylenol, Motrin and Benadryl might have received the most attention, but they were just part of the story as recalls of over-the-counter (OTC) and prescription drugs quadrupled in 2009 ...
A drug recall removes a prescription or over-the-counter drug from the market. Drug recalls in the United States are made by the FDA or the creators of the drug when certain criteria are met. When a drug recall is made, the drug is removed from the market and potential legal action can be taken depending on the severity of the drug recall. [1 ...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced on its MedWatch site Monday that Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) is expanding a voluntary recall of Tylenol Arthritis Caplets following consumer reports of ...
Johnson & Johnson's McNeil Consumer Healthcare has added five lots of its popular over-the-counter drugs, Benadryl and Tylenol, to its recall list and is offering consumers refunds or product coupons.
In others, FDA informs a company of findings that one of its products is defective and suggests or requests a recall. Usually, the company will comply. If the firm does not recall the product, then FDA can seek legal action under the FD&C Act. These include seizure of available product, and/or injunction of the firm, including a court request ...
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) is recalling nearly 9.3 million bottles of of three Tylenol Cold Multi-Symptom liquid products in order to update the product labeling. The pharmaceutical giant's McNeil ...