Re: NEWS - Tylenol recall: FDA slams company

[Guest guest]

Has anyone had any luck actually getting a reimbursement or replacement from

Tylenol? The website is not extremely user friendly as to what to do.

I'm so frustrated because Tylenol Arthritis Strength is really all I can

take for pain since I am allergic to most painkillers.

Ronda

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Tylenol recall: FDA slams company

By Parija Kavilanz, senior writerJanuary 15, 2010: 2:33 PM ET

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com)

The maker of several over-the-counter drugs, including Tylenol, Motrin

and Benadryl, announced a broad-based recall of these and other drugs

Friday after receiving complaints of an " unusual moldy, musty or

mildew-like " odor.

The recall drew the FDA's wrath on and (JNJ, Fortune

500) for not reacting quickly to customer complaints and its failure

to fix the problem. The company has struggled to resolve the issue

since it was first reported in 2008.

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" When something smells bad, literally and figuratively, you

aggressively investigate and solve the problem, " said Deborah Autor,

director of FDA's compliance office.

" The company should have acted faster, " Autor said. " All companies

have a responsibility to ensure high quality, safety and effective of

their products and protect consumers. "

McNeil-PPC, the and division that manufactured the

recalled products, said it received a " small " number of complaints of

" non-serious " stomach problems, including nausea, stomach pain,

vomiting or diarrhea. However, it did not say when the complaints were

received or how many.

The recalled products include junior strength Motrin, children's

Tylenol grape meltaway tablets, extra strength Tylenol, extra strength

Tylenol rapid release gelcap, extra strength Tylenol PM geltab, Motrin

caplets, extra strength Rolaids fresh mint tablets and St. ph

Aspirin chewable orange tablets.

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Not an MD

[Guest guest]

Actually, I always get the generic, anyway. It's much cheaper, too.

Now I'm glad that I don't have any of those moldy tablets.

Sue

On Jan 15, 2010, at 4:36 PM, Ronda wrote:

> Has anyone had any luck actually getting a reimbursement or

> replacement from

> Tylenol? The website is not extremely user friendly as to what to

> do.

> I'm so frustrated because Tylenol Arthritis Strength is really all I

> can

> take for pain since I am allergic to most painkillers.