Recall Issued For Some Children's Tylenol
The maker of Tylenol has issued a autonomous anamnesis for three of its products:
- Children's Tylenol Meltaways (80 milligrams)
- Children's Tylenol SoftChews (80 milligrams)
- Jr. Tylenol Meltaways
All lots and flavors of those items packaged in bottles and blisters are included in the recall. However, no aqueous versions of those articles are involved, says Kathy Fallon, administrator of communications for McNeil Consumer & Specialty Pharmaceuticals.
The anamnesis stems from architecture and labeling issues, Fallon tells WebMD. "There is annihilation amiss with the product.
"Some users may become abashed by the 'blister' amalgamation architecture and by some archetype on the foreground label," says Fallon. She says consumers should "always accredit to the biologic facts characterization or the characterization on the bottle."
Design Issues
"The abscess amalgamation design, as able-bodied as advice on the blister package and on the abscess and canteen cartons, may be ambagious and could lead to abnormal dosing, including overdosing," says a McNeil account release.
"Blister" bales are advised to be acceptable for parents who need dosing adaptability depending on the child's weight or age, says the release. Some abscess "cavities" cover one tablet, while others contain two tablets.
Each children's Tylenol Meltaway and children's Tylenol SoftChew tablet contains 80 milligrams of the alive ingredient, acetaminophen. However, McNeil says apropos accept been aloft that some humans may afield anticipate that the two-tablet abscess may absolute 80 milligrams of acetaminophen. Actually, two tablets would add up to 160 milligrams.
Some Children's Tylenol Meltaways appear in bottles packaged in cartons. Some information on carton fronts may aswell abash consumers about able dosage, says McNeil.
Cartons for Inferior Tylenol Meltaways may aswell be confusing. Consumers should know that anniversary book of inferior Tylenol Meltaways contains 160 milligrams acetaminophen.
Overdose Hazard
An balance of acetaminophen may could cause alarmist accident if the artefact is taken to abate agitation or affliction over the advance of the three- or five-day period specified by the labeling, says McNeil.
The aggregation says it's alive with the FDA on the anamnesis and asks consumers to absolute questions to its customer accord centermost at (877) 895-3665 (in English) or (888) 466-8746 (in Spanish).