Children's Cold, Pain, and Allergy Medicines Recalled

Children's Cold, Pain, and Allergy Medicines Recalled
By Peggy Peck, Executive Editor, MedPage Today
Published: May 01, 2010



WASHINGTON -- In response to concerns about a possible breach of manufacturing quality standards, McNeil Consumer Products is voluntarily recalling a number of liquid infant's and children's over-the-counter products.

The FDA characterized the recall as precautionary and noted that it has received no reports of adverse events linked to the products, moreover the agency said that based on the information "received at this time, the potential for serious medical problems is remote."

Included in the recall are Tylenol Infants' Drops, Children's Tylenol Suspensions, Children's Tylenol Plus Suspensions, Motrin Infants' Drops, Children's Motrin Suspensions, Children's Motrin Cold Suspensions, Children's Zyrtec liquids in bottles, and Children's Benadryl Allergy liquids in bottles.

The FDA cautioned that some of the "products included in the recall may contain a higher concentration of active ingredient than specified; others contain inactive ingredients that may not meet internal testing requirements; and others may contain tiny particles."

McNeil recalled several varieties of Children's Tylenol last September because of possible contamination with a Gram-negative bacteria, Burkholderia cepacia, and earlier this year the manufacturer recalled a wide variety of products, including Children's Tylenol, because of consumer complaints of "an unusual, moldy, musty, or mildew-like odor."