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Parents sue Tylenol maker after death of 2-year-old son

Posted: January 14, 2012 Pharmaceutical

Consumer health care giant Johnson & Johnson, still rallying from numerous recalls, is facing a lawsuit alleging its Very Berry Strawberry Children’s Tylenol caused the death of a 2-year-old boy. The lawsuit was filed in Philadelphia Common Pleas Court by the

Motrin recall latest in string of J&J woes including recalled hip replacement parts

Posted: December 28, 2011 Pharmaceutical

The latest recall from Johnson & Johnson, this time for slow-working caplets of the over-the-counter painkiller Motrin, has brought the consumer health company’s shortcomings back into the forefront.

Johnson & Johnson recalls Motrin coated pain relief caplets

Posted: December 22, 2011 Recalls

Johnson & Johnson has announced it is recalling batches of its Motrin brand coated pain-reliever caplets from store shelves because testing shows the product “may not dissolve as quickly as intended when nearing their expiration date.” The manufacturer was quick to note the product poses no health risk to consumers, but simply may not provide pain relief in a timely manner.

Johnson and Johnson announces another recall

Posted: February 16, 2011 Product Liability

Another day, another Johnson & Johnson recall. This time, the pharmaceutical giant is recalling 70,000 syringes filled with the schizophrenia drug Invega because of cracks in the syringes. The issue was discovered during routine testing at a Belgium manufacturing plant.

Tylenol, Motrin, Benadryl recall expanded

Posted: July 12, 2010 Product Liability

Another 21 lots of Tylenol, Motrin and Benadryl are being added to a recall originally issued January 2010 by McNeil Consumer Healthcare as a precaution because the company discovered the drugs were shipped in wooden pallets that had been treated

Understanding causes of SJS can help reduce number of reactions

Posted: May 26, 2010 Pharmaceutical

More than 2,000 drugs, including penicillin, antibiotics, some epilepsy drugs and anti-inflammatory drugs including popular OTC brands Advil, Aleve and Motrin, have been linked to a rare but life threatening allergic reaction to medicine known as Stevens Johnson Syndrome (SJS).

Beasley Allen attorney warns public of serious adverse drug reactions

Posted: May 8, 2009 Pharmaceutical

Consumers are urged to take a close look at the labels of both over-the-counter and prescription medications and be aware of the potential side effects, according to Frank Woodson, shareholder with Beasley Allen Law Firm. Woodson was quoted in a

Bear and blanket program gives comfort to kids with SJS

Posted: January 1, 2009 Pharmaceutical

Stevens Johnson Syndrome (SJS) and its most serious form Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis (TEN) are serious, life threatening conditions caused by common medication. They are defined as hypersensitivity disorders that affect the skin and mucous membranes, causing the top layer of

Canadian TEN victim leaves hospital in time for Christmas

Posted: December 18, 2008 Pharmaceutical

Kim Oake, the Canadian single mother of two who became ill with toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN) last month, was admitted to the hospital and put into a drug-induced coma to help battle infection, is going home, according to her sister

Young girl’s struggle with SJS laid out on Web site

Posted: December 12, 2008 Pharmaceutical

Just six months before her body lost its fight with Stevens Johnson Syndrome (SJS), 9-year-old Kaitlyn Sierra Langstaff penned this poem: TOUCH IS THE SENSE OF LOVE I’m scared,
 You hold me. I cry,
 You hold me close. I’m hurt,