Category: Motrin

J & J | Motrin | McNeil | Defective Drug

NATIONAL – According to USA Today (10/5) editorializes, “Last year, when J&J faced what should have been a relatively minor problem, executives forgot to read their own textbook.” J&J “discovered in late 2008 that some Motrin tablets, made by its McNeil division, were not dissolving properly, possibly affecting their potency. So did executives publicly announce…

FDA uncovers quality control problems at plant responsible for manufacturing recalled children’s medicines.

According to the CBS Evening News  – “We’re learning more tonight about last weekend’s recall of children’s medicine” manufactured by a unit of Johnson & Johnson, McNeil Consumer Healthcare. The company voluntarily “recalled 43 over the counter medications, including Tylenol [acetaminophen] and Motrin [ibuprofen] for children and infants.” Now, according to a recently released federal report,…