Healthcare giant Johnson & Johnson is recalling some of the most popular over-the-counter medicines because of a musty or moldy odor that can make you sick.
The drugs that are being recalled include Children’s Tylenol, Motrin IB, Tylenol Extra Strength, Tylenol Day & Night, Tylenol PM and Benadryl. The 21 lots of recalled drugs have been sold in the U.S., Puerto Rico, Fiji, Guatemala, and some Caribbean countries.
Some of these medications were recalled back in January after consumers began to become ill with symptoms including diarrhea, vomiting, nausea and stomach pain.
The company said this new recall is a precautionary measure after an internal review found that the same lots of medicines that were recalled back in January, were shipped and stored on the same wooden pallets.
In late April, McNeill recalled more than 130 million bottles of children’s medicines including Tylenol Infant Drops, Children’s Tylenol Suspensions, Children’s Tylenol Plus Suspensions, Motrin Infant Drops, Children’s Motrin Suspensions, Children’s Zyrtec Liquids in bottles and Children’s Benadryl Allergy Liquid in bottles.
For more information, you can go to McNeil’s product recall website.
Here is a list of the products being recalled. Please check your medicine cabinet.
Product Name | Lot Number | UPC Code |
BENADRYL® ALLERGY ULTRATAB™ | ||
BENADRYL® ALLERGY ULTRATAB™ TABLETS 100 count | ABA567 | 312547170338 |
BENADRYL® ALLERGY ULTRATAB™ TABLETS 100 count | ABA574 | 312547170338 |
Children’s TYLENOL® Meltaways | ||
CHILDREN’S TYLENOL® MELTAWAYS BUBBLEGUM 30 count | ABA544 | 300450519306 |
MOTRIN® IB | ||
MOTRIN® IB CAPLET 24 count | ACA003 | 300450481030 |
MOTRIN® IB CAPLET bonus pack 50+25 count | ACA002 | 300450481764 |
MOTRIN® IB TABLET 100 count | AFA060 | 300450463043 |
TYLENOL®, Extra Strength | ||
TYLENOL®, Extra Strength EZ TABLET 225 count | ASA206 | 300450422378 |
TYLENOL®, Extra Strength EZ TABLET 50 count | ABA005 | 300450422507 |
TYLENOL®, Extra Strength COOL CAPLET 24 count | ABA566 | 300450444240 |
TYLENOL®, Extra Strength CAPLET bonus pack 24+12 count | ACA025 | 300450444318 |
TYLENOL®, Extra Strength CAPLET 50 count | AFA018 | 300450449078 |
TYLENOL®, Extra Strength CAPLET 50 count (included in Day/Night Pack) | ABA168 | 300450444530 |
TYLENOL®, Day & Night Value Pack (contains Extra Strength CAPLET 50 count Lot # ABA168 & UPC 300450444530) | AEC005 | 300450527103 |
TYLENOL®, Day & Night Value Pack (contains Extra Strength CAPLET 50 count Lot # ABA168 & UPC 300450444530) | AFC005 | 300450527103 |
TYLENOL®, Day & Night Value Pack (contains Extra Strength CAPLET 50 count Lot # ABA168 & UPC 300450444530) | ADC002 | 300450527103 |
TYLENOL®, Extra Strength RAPID RELEASE GELCAP 24 count | ACA024 | 300450488244 |
TYLENOL®, Extra Strength RAPID RELEASE GELCAP 225 count | AJA119 | 300450488251 |
TYLENOL® PM | ||
TYLENOL® PM CAPLET 24 count | ACA005 | 300450482242 |
TYLENOL® PM CAPLET 24 count | ADA259 | 300450482242 |
TYLENOL® PM GELTAB 50 count | AFA100 | 300450176509 |
TYLENOL® PM RAPID RELEASE GELCAP 20 count | ACA004 | 300450244208 |
