Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) is expanding a recall of over-the-counter drugs including Tylenol and Motrin IB because of a musty or moldy smell.
The McNeil Consumer Healthcare business said it is recalling 21 lots of over-the-counter drugs sold in the U.S., Puerto Rico, Fiji, Guatemala, the Dominican Republic, Trinidad and Tobago, and Jamaica.
The drugs that are being recalled include Benadryl, Children’s Tylenol, Motrin IB, Tylenol Extra Strength, Tylenol Day & Night, and Tylenol PM.
The company has already made a large recall of those drugs and over-the-counter products, saying about 70 people noticed the smell. Some of them got sick, with symptoms including nausea, stomach pain, vomiting and diarrhea. The odor was linked to a chemical in shipping pallets and traced to a facility in Puerto Rico.
The company had planned to stop shipping those products on wooden pallets treated with the chemical, and asked its suppliers to do the same.
Johnson & Johnson said the latest recall applies to products made before the January recall.
Sales of J&J pain relievers are dropping as a string of recalls appears to have made consumers wary of once-sterling brands such as Tylenol and Motrin.
FULL STORY: http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/health/2010-07-08-tylenol-recall_N.htm
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