McNeil Consumer and Specialty Pharmaceuticals alerted customers nationwide that one lot of Children's Motrin (ibuprofen) Grape ChewableTablets may mistakenly containTylenol 8-hour extended release (acetaminophen) Geltabs. The lot (JAM108, expiration date 1/06) was distributed nationally to wholesale and retail customers between February 5, 2004, and April 1, 2004.The bottles involved in the alert are labeled as containing 24 tablets.
TheTylenol 8-hour product contains an adult dose of acetaminophen. Use of this adult product could cause children to overdose.The mislabeled bottles are probably the result of a packaging error for the lot.
The two medications are visually different. Children's Motrin Grape Chewable Tablets are round, purple-colored, scored tablets with the letters "MO" and the number 50 on the tablet surface.The tablets have a non-glossy finish and smell like grape.The Tylenol 8-Hour Qeltabs are hard, round, gelatin-coated, and shiny.They are white on one side, red on the other, and have "8-Hour" printed in blue on either the red or the white side.
For more information on this alert, call McNeil's Consumer Relationship Center at 1-800-962-5357.
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