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Tainted Tylenol: 'Oops, Sorry' Isn't Enough to Protect Children's Health

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so far 300 people have been fired @ johnson & johns at the radner location it was tols out in pa at a J&J company a worker told some people that he knew he was useing contaminted material to make childres medician its not a companys falt its the people who wroke for them!

sarah of NJ 3:03PM July 31, 2010

Big Money Changes Everything. A higher demand on generics and those companies will look the other way too, just to get the orders out the door to fill the shelves. We never hold any company truely accountable - when have we sentenced someone in charge to death (China did with the case of the melamine in the milk). They have not once sentenced a CEO to sit at a childs bedside to watch over them and comfort them through the night - to deal with the high fevers/teething/stuffy noses these medications are to help releive. We have ourselves to blame for letting it happen again and again. WE HAVE TO STAND UP TO BIG BUSINESS!!!

Kim T of TX 1:14PM May 17, 2010

I think that it is totally rediculous that this has just slipped through the fingers of a well known and respected company. I had four of the recalled product in my cabinet and let used them frequently to treat my children's minor and semi-serious symptoms of this and that. What is rediculous to me is that one of the products has been in my cabinet for at least five months. Why is this recall just now occuring? Have these items made my children more ill as they have been used? The really scarry part is that I purchased two of the Children's Motrin Oral Suspensions at the same time and one has been completely used up and the other is almost half gone.

Dr. Roy Thompson of GA 10:56PM May 11, 2010

Yeah this is totally unacceptable! I will never buy from them again and will stick with the generics. We try to avoid these if we can and the only thing we take on a regular basis is our Belly Boost which is a probiotic for kids. This really is a disgrace!

smilinggreenmom of IN 12:31PM May 10, 2010

I work at a retail pharmacy and have seen these recalls and I feel that having to tell people that they are safer with generics is pathetic.. I use generics for most things but not benadryl or mucinex. I have horrible allergies. I too had to return my benadryl. to get generic..
I am trying holistic remedies now because the recalls from big pharmacy companies aren't safe and they aren't changing and standards

leslie of TX 5:28PM May 09, 2010

I have had this on going campaign on my blog for about 6 months now and I'll add it here as well. Why not use cell phones and Tags (bar codes) to identify recalled products in real time. Every time there's a recall I refer to this. The software is free and works on Androids, Blackberries, IPhones and Smart Phones.
In addition to the consumer side the FDA could maintain a synchronized data base and the bar codes (tags) would also help in the search for finding stolen drugs too. It has been featured on CBS with a Good Morning video and if we can use this technology in TV guides to give us more show information, why not save lives with it. There are recalled devices implanted in patients every year that were missed by accident when pulling from hospital shelves-scan that stent before surgery is the answer as the tags can be updated to show recalls and other additional safety information from the manufacturer and again synchronized at the FDA for compliance comparison. Download the software and try it out on TV guide magazine to see how easy it is, open program, aim that phone, it focuses automatically and you get your information. I have a couple sample tags on my blog, shoot at the screen and away you go - a real no brainer.
With this implementation at J and J they could really look very positive in creating a solution for the times when recalls come up and so could every drug and device company.
http://ducknetweb.blogspot.com/2010/05/fda-has-issues-with-bacterial-found-in.html
You have to try it to see the value in how simple it really is to use for any consumer for their information.

Medical Quack of CA 1:05AM May 06, 2010

Last year after giving my grandaughter a dose of Benadryl for a rash, she passed out and was rushed to the emergency room...coincidence? I have always stocked these brands and felt the extr cost for the name brand was the best to do for my family. This is such a disgrace!! Shame on the company!

Bonnie Ryan of WA 9:59PM May 05, 2010

I will never spend a dime on this`company again. Their actions are unacceptable.

Terri of MO 6:51PM May 05, 2010

I can't believe this happened.... again. It seems like corporations are so big that they can't even keep track of themselves. I'm actually going to start putting my kid on the same stuff I use for my sinus infections. It's from Nature's Rite (I know, real legit) and it's called Sinus Relief - it clears up the headache by clearing up the sinus infection first. It's natural anyway, probably better for all of us.
I wonder what's going to be next!

Darrel of HI 5:53PM May 05, 2010

My 16 month old son has been using tylenol and motrin his whole life. I chose these products because I trusted the names. I am now buying generic because apparently the name brand cannot be trusted.

Beth of WI 5:34PM May 05, 2010