FDA to Probe Children's Cold, Allergy Medicine Recall

[ImUrOBGYN]

Meant to post this 2 or 3 days ago but figured some of you had too many kids anyway.

 

WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration says it is investigating after a health-care company recalled more than 40 over-the-counter infant's and children's liquid medications.

 

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,591882,00.html

[SpaceGhost]

We had 2 bottles in the house. Motrin and Zyrtec, our Tylenol did not have the lot number. Most medicines were "watered down" I guess. We were wondering why the Zyrtec we bought for Gabrielle didn't seem to be working.

[STEVE-O]

I am at work and can not view the link can someone please send me a pm or post the article... we just got some motrin and such the other day and want to make sure it is not bad.. thank you

[SpaceGhost]

McNeil Consumer Healthcare Announces Voluntary Recall of Certain OTC Infants’ and Children's Products

 

Fort Washington, PA (April 30, 2010) – McNeil Consumer Healthcare, Division of McNEIL-PPC, Inc., in consultation with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), is voluntarily recalling all lots that have not yet expired of certain over-the-counter (OTC) Children’s and Infants’ liquid products manufactured in the United States and distributed in the United States, Canada, Dominican Republic, Dubai (UAE), Fiji, Guam, Guatemala, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Panama, Trinidad & Tobago, and Kuwait. (SEE RECALLED PRODUCT LIST BELOW).

 

McNeil Consumer Healthcare is initiating this voluntary recall because some of these products may not meet required quality standards. This recall is not being undertaken on the basis of adverse medical events. However, as a precautionary measure, parents and caregivers should not administer these products to their children. Some of the products included in the recall may contain a higher concentration of active ingredient than is specified; others may contain inactive ingredients that may not meet internal testing requirements; and others may contain tiny particles. While the potential for serious medical events is remote, the company advises consumers who have purchased these recalled products to discontinue use.

 

The company is conducting a comprehensive quality assessment across its manufacturing operations and has identified corrective actions that will be implemented before new manufacturing is initiated at the plant where the recalled products were made.

 

Consumers can contact the company at 1-888-222-6036 and also at http://www.mcneilproductrecall.com. Parents and caregivers who are not sure about alternative pediatric health treatment options should talk to their doctor or pharmacist and are reminded to never give drug products to infants and children that are not intended for those age groups as this could result in serious harm.

 

For additional information, including affected NDC numbers, consumers should visit our website http://www.mcneilproductrecall.com or call 1-888-222-6036 (Monday-Friday 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Eastern Time, and Saturday-Sunday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern Time). Any adverse reactions may also be reported to the FDA’s MedWatch Program by fax at 1-800-FDA-0178, by mail at MedWatch, FDA, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20852-9787, or on the MedWatch website at http://www.fda.gov/medwatch.

 

McNeil Consumer Healthcare, Division of McNeil-PPC, Inc. markets a broad range of well-known OTC products.

 

http://www.tylenol.com/page2.jhtml?id=tylenol/news/ndc_finder.inc

http://www.motrin.com/page.jhtml?id=/motrin/include/prd_motrin_ndcfinder.inc

http://zyrtec.com/econsumer/zyrtec/press.view?body=/zyrtec/pages/ndc_finder.jsp

http://www.mcneilproductrecall.com/page.jhtml?id=/include/mpr_ndc_finder.inc

http://www.mcneilproductrecall.com/page.jhtml?id=/include/mpr_ndc_finder.inc

 

You will have to click those links to see lot #s, too much stuff to cut and paste. Just check this from home, you can't do anything until you get home anyway right?

[STEVE-O]

You will have to click those links to see lot #s, too much stuff to cut and paste. Just check this from home, you can't do anything until you get home anyway right?

 

 

 

thanks and no he is at daycare and his medicine is in his diaper bag so I want to be sure the one we got is not in question...

 

 

thanks again

[SpaceGhost]

thanks and no he is at daycare and his medicine is in his diaper bag so I want to be sure the one we got is not in question...

 

 

thanks again

 

Have the daycare check, send them the link to the meeds you own. Cut and paste from here.

[STEVE-O]

Have the daycare check, send them the link to the meeds you own. Cut and paste from here.

 

I called them and they said they have not givin him anything today and I ahve someone getting him here soon anyway so he will be ok til I get home then I will check it all out.