{"id":2913,"date":"2010-02-04T01:03:15","date_gmt":"2010-02-04T01:03:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nclnet.org\/tylenol_products_being_recalled_for_non_serious_problems\/"},"modified":"2020-07-07T10:59:03","modified_gmt":"2020-07-07T10:59:03","slug":"tylenol_products_being_recalled_for_non_serious_problems","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nclnet.org\/tylenol_products_being_recalled_for_non_serious_problems\/","title":{"rendered":"Tylenol products being recalled for non-serious problems &#8211; National Consumers League"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- content_before_flip_start --><strong>by Rebecca Burkholder, NCL Vice President for Health Policy<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Consumers should be aware of a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/money\/industries\/health\/2010-01-15-tylenol-recall-expands_N.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">recent recall by McNeil Consumer Healthcare<\/a> for several widely used over-the-counter drugs, including Tylenol, Motrin, and Benadryl products. The recall, done in consultation with the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fda.gov\/Safety\/Recalls\/ucm197746.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Food and Drug Administration<\/a>, was issued after McNeil received complaints of an \u201cunusual moldy, musty, or mildew-like\u201d odor that, according to the company, was linked to a small number of \u201cnon-serious\u201d stomach problems, including nausea, stomach pain, vomiting, and diarrhea.<\/p>\n<p>If you have purchased these products (which include junior-strength Motrin, children\u2019s Tylenol grape meltaway tablets, extra-strength Tylenol rapid release gelcaps, Motrin caplets, extra-strength Rolaids, St. Joseph Aspirin chewable orange tablets, and Benadryl allergy tablets) you should stop using the product and contact McNeil to find out how to get a refund or replacement. For more information and a full list of the recalled products, including lot number and UPC code (both found on the side of the bottle) click\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcneilproductrecall.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>. Any adverse reactions should be reported to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fda.gov\/Safety\/MedWatch\/default.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">FDA Medwatch<\/a> program. If you have medical questions, you should talk to your health care provider as soon as possible.<\/p>\n<p>According to McNeil, the musty small was caused by small amounts of the chemical \u201c2,4,6-tribromoanisole (TBA).\u201d \u00a0The chemical is applied to wood pallets used to transport and store packaging materials for the recalled products. The company reported that \u201cthe health effects of this chemical have not been well studied, but no serious events have been documented in the medical literature.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Remember that any time you suspect something is wrong with a medication you are taking (smell, look, or taste) you should contact the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fda.gov\/ForConsumers\/ConsumerUpdates\/ucm049087.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">FDA<\/a>, and, if it&#8217;s a prescription medication, the pharmacist who sold it to you. You should also contact your health care provider if you have any questions.<!-- content_before_flip_end --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by Rebecca Burkholder, NCL Vice President for Health Policy Consumers should be aware of a\u00a0recent recall by McNeil Consumer Healthcare for several widely used over-the-counter drugs, including Tylenol, Motrin, and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"_price":"","_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_header":"","_tribe_default_ticket_provider":"","_tribe_ticket_capacity":"0","_ticket_start_date":"","_ticket_end_date":"","_tribe_ticket_show_description":"","_tribe_ticket_show_not_going":false,"_tribe_ticket_use_global_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_global_stock_level":"","_global_stock_mode":"","_global_stock_cap":"","_tribe_rsvp_for_event":"","_tribe_ticket_going_count":"","_tribe_ticket_not_going_count":"","_tribe_tickets_list":"[]","_tribe_ticket_has_attendee_info_fields":false},"categories":[25],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nclnet.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2913"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nclnet.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nclnet.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nclnet.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nclnet.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2913"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/nclnet.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2913\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11333,"href":"https:\/\/nclnet.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2913\/revisions\/11333"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nclnet.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2913"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nclnet.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2913"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nclnet.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2913"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}