Benadryl and Motrin for Kids Recalled
Added On : 24th November 2010
Nearly 5 Million Packages Are Recalled Because of Manufacturing Issues
Johnson & Johnson says it has ordered a voluntary recall of about 4.8 million packages of childrens medicines due to insufficiencies in the manufacturing process.
Company spokeswoman Bonnie Jacobs tells WebMD the company is recalling 4 million packages of Childrens Benadryl allergy tablets and 800,000 bottles of junior-strength Motrin caplets.
She says the medicines are not dangerous and that the recalls are being done at the wholesale and retail levels, including drugstores.
Consumers may keep taking the medications, she says.
No Adverse Events Reported
This is not a consumer level recall, Jacobs tells WebMD. This is not being undertaken on the basis of adverse events, but because we identified insufficiencies in the manufacturing process.
Johnson & Johnsons McNeil Consumer Healthcare unit says in a news release that the recall was ordered in consultation with the FDA for Childrens Benadryl Allergy Fastmelt Tablets in cherry and grape flavors.
The tablets were distributed in the U.S., Canada, Puerto Rico, St. Thomas, St. Martin, Barbados, and Belize, the company says.
The news release says the recall was ordered after a review, conducted as part of McNeils comprehensive action plan, revealed insufficiencies in the development of the manufacturing process.
It says there is no indication that the recalled products do not meet quality standards.
Recalled Products
The McNeil unit says the recall includes all product lots of Junior Strength Motrin Caplets, 24 count, distributed in the U.S. It says there is no sign the caplets dont meet quality standards and that the recall, like the one for Benadryl, is not being initiated due to any reports of adverse events.
Products being recalled are Childrens Benadryl Allergy Fastmelt Tablets, cherry flavor, with a code number of 50580-347-18; Childrens Benadryl Allergy Fastmelt Tablets, grape flavor, code number 50580-348-18; and Junior Strength Motrin Caplets, 24 count, code number 50580-498-24.
The company says consumers with questions should call 888-222-6036 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 888-222-6036 end_of_the_skype_highlighting Monday through Friday between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Eastern time.
Bill Hendrick - WebMD