McNeil Recall: Tylenol, Motrin, Benadryl, St. Joseph Aspirin: Update

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January 15, 2010

McNeil Consumer Healthcare is recalling a number of its familiar products such as various forms of Tylenol, Motrin, Benadyl and St. Joseph Aspirin.

There is a musty odor in some of these products associated with a compound used in manufacture.

See the FDA News Release HERE

See a complete list of recalled products HERE

See the McNeil Recall information HERE

Complete list of recalled medications including lot numbers and UPC code is available as a attachment to this posting, which can be downloaded and or printed.

 

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UPDATE 01/15/2010

McNeil and FDA notified healthcare professionals of an expansion of the December 2009 recall. McNeil Consumer Healthcare has now applied broader criteria to identify and remove all product lots that it believes may have the potential to be affected, even if they have not been the subject of consumer complaints.

Consumers who purchased product from the lots included in this recall should stop using the product and contact McNeil Consumer Healthcare for instructions on a refund or replacement. The affected product names and lot numbers for the recalled products can be found in firm's Press Release.

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 MedWatch: The FDA Safety Information and Adverse Event Reporting Program.

[Posted 12/28/2009] McNeil Consumer Healthcare and FDA notified consumers that it is expanding a voluntary recall to include all available product lots of TYLENOL Arthritis Pain Caplet 100 count bottles, with the distinctive red EZ-OPEN CAP (Full list of lot numbers provided in press release at link below). In November 2009, 5 lots of this product were recalled due to consumer reports of an unusual moldy, musty, or mildew-like odor that was associated with nausea, stomach pain, vomiting and diarrhea. The odor is caused by the presence of a chemical 2,4,6-tribromoanisole, believed to be the breakdown of a chemical used to treat wooden pallets that transport and store packaging materials. The health effects of this compound have not been well studied, and to date all of the observed events reported to McNeil were temporary and non-serious. Consumers who purchased TYLENOL Arthritis Pain Caplet 100 count bottles with the distinctive red EZ-OPEN CAP from the lots included in this recall should stop using the product and contact McNeil for instructions on a refund or replacement

[01/15/2010 - Press Release - McNeil Consumer Healthcare]

Full Recalled Product List Attached