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Johnson & Johnson to Remove Formaldehyde, Other Chemicals from Products
Johnson & Johnson announced plans this week to remove a laundry list of potentially harmful chemicals, including formaldehyde, from its personal care products by 2015. It’s the first such move by a major manufacturer of consumer …
FDA Approves a New Drug To Treat HIV
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Friday approved a new drug to treat HIV infection. The drug, made by an arm of Johnson & Johnson, will be sold under the name Edurant, and is designed to be used in combination with other …
What Is Causing that Musty Smell in Recalled Pills?
For the third time this year, a common medication has been recalled for a musty or mildew-like smell emanating from bottles. On Tuesday, Johnson & Johnson issued yet another voluntary recall — of adult Tylenol 8-Hour caplets …
Investigation Shows Drug Companies Pay Bad Doctors Big Bucks to Consult
In a sweeping investigation of doctors paid by leading pharmaceutical companies to promote their drugs, the nonprofit ProPublica has found that hundreds have been accused of professional misconduct, lacked credentials or have …
Did Johnson & Johnson Bury Data on Ortho-Evra’s Health Risks?
It’s should be common knowledge that the Johnson & Johnson (J&J) Ortho-Evra birth-control patch has more risks than the birth control pill (it’s on the label) — because it exposes women to higher levels of hormone, it carries a …
Tylenol recall expands, again
As a follow-up to an initial recall in January that yanked several Tylenol products off shelves after reports came in about a bizarre moldy smell — ultimately linked to exposure to a chemical in wood pallets at a storehouse — the McNeil Consumer Healthcare division of Johnson & Johnson today announced the recall of an additional 21
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Congressional inquiry expands to include PediaCare
After an early May recall of 40 different varieties of liquid medications — including Children’s Tylenol and Motrin — manufactured at a Johnson & Johnson plant in Fort Washington, Pennsylvania, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration criticized sloppy quality control that led to the recall, and prompted a Congressional inquiry. Last
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Tylenol recall: FDA condemns poor quality control
After Johnson & Johnson issued a recall of more than 40 different types of liquid medication this past weekend — recalling Tylenol and Motrin-branded over-the-counter cough and cold remedies for children — the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a report criticizing the manufacturer for a series of quality control issues
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Children’s Tylenol, Motrin and other drugs recalled
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said May 1 that it was investigating the products and facilities involved in the voluntary recall of more than 40 varieties of liquid medication for children and infants, including Tylenol, Motrin, Benadryl and Zyrtec.
Moldy-smelling Tylenol recalled
Johnson & Johnson, the company that manufacturers Tylenol, issued a voluntary recall of several batches of Tylenol, Motrin and Rolaids products in light of reports that the pills were giving off “an unusual moldy, musty, or mildew-like odor,” and had been linked to bouts of diarrhea, vomiting and abdominal pain in a small number of
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