Tuesday, May 4, 2010

40 Children's Pain, Cold, and Allergy Meds Recalled


Throw Out Children's Tylenol, Motrin, and Benadryl

A voluntary recall has been issued for more than 40 over-the-counter drugs for children, including Tylenol and Motrin, because they don't meet quality standards.

"This recall is not being undertaken on the basis of adverse medical events," McNeil Consumer Healthcare said in a statement Friday. "However, as a precautionary measure, parents and caregivers should not administer these products to their children."

FDA commissioner Margaret Hamburg gave a similar recommendation in a statement Saturday, saying, "we want to be certain that consumers discontinue using these products," though she called the chance for serious health problems "remote."

"Some products in the recall may have a higher concentration of active ingredient than specified while others may have inactive ingredients that don't meet testing requirements, the company said.

The company said it issued the recall after consulting with the Food and Drug Administration. The affected brands include: Tylenol Infants' Drops, Children's Tylenol Suspensions, Children's Tylenol Plus Suspensions, Motrin Infant Drops, Children's Motrin Suspensions, Children's Zyrtec Liquids in Bottles and Children's Benadryl Allergy Liquids in Bottles.

The drugs were made in the United States and distributed to Canada, the Dominican Republic, Dubai, Fiji, Guam, Guatemala, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Panama, Trinidad & Tobago, and Kuwait.

"There are a number of other products on the market, including generic versions of the recalled products, which are intended for use in infants and children and are not affected by the recall," the FDA said Saturday in issuing guidance to parents.

More details are available by calling 1-888-222-6036 or visiting McNeil's website.

HAVE YOU RETURNED OR THROWN OUT THESE MEDICATIONS YET?

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Thanks we do have the tylenol grape in our medicine cabinets NJ!

Anonymous said...

I am in NJ and found all of our tylenol have the same UPC codes. What next? Do you know how the parents can turn it in and get a refund or do we just throw them out?
Melanie Maplewood NJ

Best Nanny Newsletter said...

Yes we found meds being recalled in my employer's medicine cabinet also.

1) Tell the parents

2)Ask parents to decide if they want a refund or coupons and fill out form at website below:

https://www.mcneilproductrecall.com/page.jhtml?id=/include/replacement_coupon.inc

3) Or call consumer Care Center at 1-888-222-6036. We understand that this may cause some inconvenience at this time and appreciate your patience. Our Consumer Care Center is available Monday-Friday 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Eastern Time, and Saturday-Sunday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern Time.