Generic Tylenol Recalled Because Pills Contain Metal Fragments
How do you accidentally put metal fragments into Tylenol (Acetaminophen)?
A major generic drugmaker Thursday recalled millions of bottles of its store-brand acetaminophen after it found the pain pills might contain metal fragments.
Perrigo (Charts), the maker of over-the-counter drugs and nutrition products, said the company had found trace amounts of metal in a small number of 500 milligram caplets.
There were no reports of injuries or illness, the company said.
The recall affects 11 million bottles containing pills that may have been contaminated with metal fragments, a spokesman for the Food and Drug Administration said.
The company said that it was recalling 383 batches of the product after some were found to be contaminated but did not specify how many bottles it was recalling.
Perrigo’s customers include Wal-Mart, CVS, Walgreens, Kroger, Safeway, Dollar General, Sam’s Club and Costco, the company said in a recent filing with regulators.
"We are taking this measure to maintain the highest possible product quality standards for our retail customers and their store-brand consumers," Perrigo executive vice president John Hendrickson said in a statement.
The company, which competes with Alpharma (up $0.03 to $22.17, Charts) and Chattem (down $0.06 to $45.60, Charts), is informing distributors and retailers of the problem. It advised customers to call 877 546-0454 with questions or comments.
It also said that any adverse reactions from using the product should be reported to the FDA by calling 800 FDA-1088 or faxing 800 FDA-0178 or on the MedWatch website at http://www.fda.gov/medwatch.
The company said it’s working work with the FDA throughout this process. Via CNN
Tags: tylenol, acetaminophen, recall, metal
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1 opinion for Generic Tylenol Recalled Because Pills Contain Metal Fragments
AWatts649
Sep 19, 2007 at 11:00 am
“How can that be done?” the story leads… well, a bearing in the machine (that makes them) could have failed and metal parts grinding together might accomplish that simply enough. That wouldn’t even require some sociopath’s machinations, just a simple mechanical failure.
That the metal was detected and the product recalled shows the complete system works, albeit a bit slowly.
Unfortunately the reporter didn’t tell us how it happened, I would be interested to know if that was all there was to it.
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