Recalls and Safety Bulletins
Posted on: 07/15/2010
Recent Recalls of Interest
Below is a listing of recalls that the physicians at Complete Children's Health have been notified of by the FDA or the manufacturer.
7/19/10
Advair Diskus (fluticasone propionate and salmeterol inhalation powder) is an inhaler used to treat patients with asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The products were reported stolen in August 2009 from a GlaxoSmithKline warehouse near Richmond, Va. The inhalers found recently were the first from the stolen lots to be found in commerce. However, more stolen product may still be on the market and the FDA continues to aggressively investigate the matter.
Stolen medicine may be harmful because it may have been stored at the wrong temperature or humidity or other improper conditions, may degrade or lose potency, become contaminated, or may have been tampered with or handled improperly while outside of the legitimate supply chain.
For more information go to the FDA's article here http://www.fda.gov/Safety/MedWatch/SafetyInformation/SafetyAlertsforHumanMedicalProducts/ucm219416.htm
7/15/10
Some liquid Vitamin D supplement products are sold with droppers that could allow parents to accidentally give harmful amounts of Vitamin D to their infant. Excessive amounts of Vitamin D can be harmful to infants, and may be characterized by nausea and vomiting, loss of appetite, excessive thirst, frequent urination, constipation, abdominal pain, muscle weakness, muscle and joint aches, confusion, and fatigue, as well as more serious consequences like kidney damage.
For more information go to the FDA's article here http://www.fda.gov/Safety/MedWatch/SafetyInformation/SafetyAlertsforHumanMedicalProducts/ucm215523.htm
7/9/2010
McNeil Consumer Healthcare and FDA notified healthcare
professionals of a voluntary recall of certain over-the-counter (OTC)
Children’s and Infants’ liquid products manufactured in the United
States, including Tylenol, Motrin, Zyrtec, and Benadryl products.
Some of these products may not meet required quality standards.
Click Here to learn more
and to see a full list of products.
UPDATED 06/18/10 June McNeil recall update & 07/08/10 July Ncneil recall update
6/1/2010
Blacksmith Brands and FDA notified healthcare professionals and patients about a nationwide recall of all lots of four PediaCare children's products Multi-Symptom Cold, Long Acting Cough, Decongestant, and Allergy and Cold. These products are sold exclusively in the United States and were manufactured by McNeil Consumer Healthcare at McNeil's Fort Washington, PA plant.
http://www.fda.gov/Safety/MedWatch/SafetyInformation/SafetyAlertsforHumanMedicalProducts/ucm214036.htm
3/1/2010
OneTouch SureStep Test Strips (LifeScan): Recall
LifeScan and FDA notified healthcare professionals of a voluntary recall of eight lots of OneTouch SureStep Test Strips, used by people with diabetes to measure their blood glucose levels at home. The test strips are being recalled because they may provide falsely low glucose results when the glucose level is higher than 400 mg/dL.
http://www.fda.gov/Safety/MedWatch/SafetyInformation/SafetyAlertsforHumanMedicalProducts/ucm202254.htm
1/21/2010
About 1.5 million Graco strollers are being recalled after some children's fingertips were amputated by hinges on the products. See link for details on the nationwide recall.
http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml10/10115.html
1/15/2010
McNeil Consumer Healthcare Announces Voluntary Recall of Certain Over-The-Counter (OTC) Products including some Motrin, Tylenol, Benadryl and Rolaids products. See linked article for details and embedded PDF for list of exact products and lot numbers included.
