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Tylenol Recall 2010 Affects Childrens Medicine

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McNeil health and the FDA have announced a "precautionary" recall on children's medicine 2010. This recall on childrens medicine 2010 encompasses many medicines, including over-the-counter Tylenol and Motrin. If you report your recalled medicine to the company, you can get a small loan within the form of a coupon or refund. No matter what you do, the FDA and the childrens medicine manufacturer both suggest you discontinue use of these medicines.

What caused 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 three major reasons. First, some of the medicines have "a higher concentration of the active ingredient" then is on the label. Internal McNeil Healthcare standards for quality may are violated by some of the inactive ingredients within the medicines. Third, some of the recall on children's medicine 2010 is because there are small particles in the medicine.

Recall on children's medicine 2010 - the incorporated products

Seven individual products, with many different flavors, are involved within the recall on children's medicine 2010. The recalled products consist of 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

The FDA Children's medicine recall 2010 announcement contains a full list of products involved within the recall. The United States, Canada, and ten other countries are integrated in the recall on children's medicine 2010. In countries other than the United States of The United States, check with the agency that handles pharmaceutical safety.

Issues with Tylenol continued with children's medicine recall 2010

This recall on children's medicine 2010 is the second time Tylenol has been recalled this year. In January of 2010, Children's Tylenol pills and chews were recalled. Confusing dosage instructions on the package was the reason for that January Tylenol recall. There is a website with data on the recall on childrens medicine, built by McNeil Healthcare, at McNeilProductRecall.com. Given this recall and the previous recalls, the company has promised a "comprehensive review" of the processes it uses to manufacture medicines.

Article Sources

FDA Children's medicine recall 2010 announcement

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

McNeilProductRecall.com

http://www.mcneilproductrecall.com/