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tylenol-arthritisMcNeil is a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson, and it by itself is a giant in the over-the-counter medication industry. McNeil manufactures such brand-name products as Tylenol, Motrin and Benadryl, and for decades these medications have generated billions of dollars in annual revenue for both McNeil and Johnson & Johnson.

Unfortunately for many people, several products that are manufactured by McNeil have been scrutinized intensely by several entities, including defective drugs lawyers, based on several hundred reports of the development of serious side effects and even deaths as a result of taking these products. Below you’ll find information regarding recent recalls of drugs manufactured by these entities, a description of the problems discovered at one of the McNeil’s manufacturing plants that could be related to these adverse effects reports, examples of Tylenol and Motrin side effects that generated these adverse effects reports and finally how you should proceed if you or someone you love has been injured by using any of these drugs and you need the help of an Oklahoma defective drugs lawyer.

Potential Side Effects Involved in the McNeil Medication Recall

The McNeil recalls have taken place in response to hundreds of adverse effects reports by consumers, many of which include reports of side effects that include the development of nausea from the odor of the pills as mentioned above as well as innumerable other McNeil medication side effects that have not yet been released by the FDA in terms of their specifics.

What’s most troubling is that to date, at least 37 people have died after using the products that were recalled. 30 of these deaths occurred prior to the latest McNeil medication recall that began on May 1 and since then seven more people have died. The company has denied that these deaths are related to the use of these drugs and to date the FDA has not refuted this claim. However, the investigation is continuing and will soon expand to the rest of the manufacturing plants that fall under the jurisdiction of the FDA.

How an Oklahoma Defective Drugs Lawyer Can Help

When viewing this issue as a whole, what’s perhaps most daunting is that few if any people seem to understand what is causing all of these McNeil medication side effects to this point. What is known is that hundreds of people have gotten sick as a result of using these medications and 37 people have died. If you or someone you love has been harmed as a result of using any of these medications, contact the Oklahoma defective drugs lawyers at Atkins & Markoff immediately to schedule a free initial consultation.
 




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  • McNeil Manufacturing FDA Violations

  • Johnson & Johnson - McNeil Recalls

  • McNeil Manufacturing FDA Violations

    The FDA and the McNeil Pennsylvania Manufacturing Plant

    After these McNeil recalls were initiated, the FDA completed and released a report on McNeil’s manufacturing plant located in Fort Washington, Pennsylvania, the site where the children’s drugs that were recalled were manufactured. The report could only be described as damning, and the response to this report by McNeil was to suspend manufacturing operations for the time being.

    In the report, the FDA stated that there were at least 20 serious violations of manufacturing protocols, safety requirements and expectations and other regulations that led to an announcement that the FDA was expanding its investigation to include other manufacturing plants that are run by McNeil. The most damaging fact that was included in the report was that McNeil had taken no action in response to at least 46 adverse effect reports by consumers concerning products that were manufactured in this facility.

  • Johnson & Johnson - McNeil Recalls

    There have been several Johnson & Johnson/McNeil recalls in the past six months alone, and below is a brief description of each:

    1. November of 2009 – In November of last year, five lots of Tylenol Arthritis Pain 100 count with the EZ-open cap were recalled. The reason was that there was a noxious smell emanating from the pills inside the container that led to nausea for consumers.

    2. December of 2009 – The following month led to an expansion of the recall mentioned above to include all lots of Tylenol Arthritis Pain 100 count with the EZ-open cap for the same reason.

    3. January of 2010 – Only one month after the second McNeil recall, another expansion was issued to include an undisclosed number of Tylenol, Motrin and other over-the-counter drugs because of nausea caused by the odor coming from inside these containers.

    4. May of 2010 – On May 1 of this year, McNeil recalled 50 children’s versions of the drugs mentioned in the previous recalls due to the presence of dangerous bacteria in the pills that were included in containers sold in retail outlets.

    Unfortunately, these recalls and the 775 adverse effects reports have led to a full-blown investigation by the FDA, and it appears initially that the problems associated with these McNeil recalls stem from serious problems discovered at one of its manufacturing...