Massive children's medication recall

The US Food and Drug Administration is still investigating more than forty over the counter infant and children's liquid medicines after a massive recall was issued late friday in the U-S and 11 other countries because the medications failed to meet quality standards.

The products include children's versions of Tylenol, Tylenol plus, Motrin, Zyrtec and Benadryl. According to the FDA, some of the products may have a higher concentration of active ingredients than is specified on the bottle. Others may contain particles or inactive ingredients that do not meet internal testing requirements.

This is a voluntary recall and so far, there have not been any adverse drug reactions reported.
Healthcare providers are being instructed not to give these medications to their patients.

If you have these medications you should stop using them right away. Fortunately, there are many other brands of medications on the market that are available that you can use as an alternative and there are also generics. Parents should consider substituting their child's medications with generic versions.

For more information, the parent company, Mcneil has set up a phone number; 1-888-222-6036. An even better resource is the Mcneil website at www.mcneilproductrecall.com.