Tylenol Recall News - Johnson & Johnson on Thursday voluntarily recalled certain infant cough and cold products, saying the Tylenol recall was necessitated by “rare” instances of misuse leading to overdoses.

Tylenol Recall products photo

In a statement, J&J’s McNeil-PPC unit said the misuse of Infants’ Tylenol Drops or Pediacare Infant Drops could lead to overdoses “particularly in infants under two years of age.”

Again, the Johnson and Johnson recall has absolutely nothing to due with defective products. They are simply voluntarily recalling infant drops that parents may unknowingly be over administering to very young children.
Tylenol Infant Drops

The products in the Tylenol recall include:

  • Infants’ Tylenol Drops Plus Cold
  • Concentrated Infants’ Tylenol Drops Plus Cold & Cough
  • Pediacare Infant Drops Decongestant
  • Pediacare Infant Drops Decongestant & Cough
  • Pediacare Infant Dropper Decongestant
  • Pediacare Infant Dropper Long-Acting Cough
  • Pediacare Infant Dropper Decongestant & Cough (PE) products.

Pediacare Infant Drops

Not included in the Johnson & Johnson recall:

  • Cough and cold products for children age 2 and over
  • Single-ingredient pain reliever and fever reducers expressly labeled for infants.

The Tylenol and Pediacare recall comes two months after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a public health advisory warning parents not to give cough and cold medications to children under 2 years of age without a doctor’s direction.

And that’s the latest news on the Tylenol recall.

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