IMPORTANT RECALL: Over the Counter Liquid Children's Medicine

More than 40 formulations of children's medications are being recalled in Canada, the United States and 10 other countries for failing to meet quality standards.

The recall applies to over-the-counter liquid medicines produced by McNeil Consumer Healthcare under the brand names Tylenol, Tylenol Plus, Motrin, Zyrtec and Benadryl. In Canada, the impact is limited to all lots of Children's Motrin and infants' Motrin liquid suspension products and Children's Tylenol Cough & Runny Nose liquid suspension. Here is a release describing the Canadian products affected by the recall.

The voluntary recall applies to all lots that have not yet expired and that were produced in the U.S. for distribution there, in Canada and in 10 other countries. Here are all the affected brands:

• Tylenol Infants' Drops (7 different formulations).
• Children's Tylenol Suspensions (8 formulations).
• Children's Tylenol Plus Suspensions (9 formulations).
• Motrin Infants' Drops (3 formulations).
• Children's Motrin Suspensions (11 formulations).
• Children's Zyrtec Liquids in Bottles (5 formulations).
• Children's Benadryl Allergy Liquids in Bottles (1 formulation).

The company is advising consumers to stop giving the products to children as a precautionary measure.
More information is available at www.mcneilproductrecall.com.

Source: http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2010/04/30/childrens-medicine-recall.html