http://www.cnn.com/2004/HEALTH/parenting/05/13/tylenol.warning.ap/index.html
Children's Motrin containers might contain adult Tylenol
Thursday, May 13, 2004 Posted: 8:06 AM EDT (1206 GMT)
FORT WASHINGTON, Pennsylvania (AP) -- Bottles that were supposed to contain Children's Motrin grape chewable ibuprofen tablets might mistakenly contain an adult dose of a different kind of over-the-counter painkiller, a drugmaker announced Wednesday.
A lot that was distributed nationwide to wholesale and retail customers between February 5 and April 1 might mistakenly contain eight-hour extended release Tylenol Geltabs, McNeil Consumer & Specialty Pharmaceuticals said.
The adult product contains an adult dose of acetaminophen.
The children's product is a purple tablet with a grape smell. The adult product is a shiny red-and-white, gelatin-coated tablet.
The manufacturing lot number, which is embossed on the carton end flap, and printed on the bottle label under McNeil's address, is "Exp 1/06 JAM108."
Parents who believe their children may have taken the adult product by mistake should contact their health care provider or a poison control center immediately.
In children, an acetaminophen overdose can lead to nausea and vomiting, abdominal pain and liver failure, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics.
Anyone identifying one of the bottles is asked to contact McNeil's Consumer Relationship Center at 1-800-962-5357.
That is SOO scary!!! Thanks so much for sharing that!!
Not to sound condescending but anyone who mistakes an adult Tylenol geltab for a round, chewable, children's Motrin needs glasses.
Thanks for letting us know
I guess if you've never seen a childrens chewable before, you wouldn't realize what they're supposed to look like. You know, parents that are giving their kids a pill for the first time, or people from a different country. Maybe even a babysitter/sibling who wouldn't know the difference.
good point mouse.. and not only that. think about a mom in the middle of the night who hasnt slept for 2 days and her kids crying sick, shes frustrated, tired, kinda in another world... it COULD be overlooked....by anyone...
The only reason I say that is cause a geltab is yellow and red and doesn't even FEEL chewable whereas the kids motrin are small, round, and chalky. I don't know, I would just question something that looked and felt like a geltab (which they have in every country) if I was looking for a chewable, especially a grape chewable.
It's a good warning to put out there though, I agree and I wasn't trying to sound condescending, it just baffled me how anyone would be able to mix up the two.