Acetaminophen recall news

SteveDallas · 11-14-2006, 09:34 PM

Mrs. Dallas went to get a refund for a bottle of acetaminophen (aka generic Tylenol) that had been recalled due to possibly having metal bits in it. She was a bit taken aback when then clerk had no idea there had been any problem. And we were talking a bit about how it didn't seem to have been publicized much. So I was wondering, did you hear about it?

Aliantha · 11-14-2006, 09:37 PM

Nope. Didn't hear a word.

Flint · 11-14-2006, 09:47 PM

No idea. I just Googled it...

"Acetaminophen is best known as the drug in products sold under the Tylenol brand, but is widely available in generic versions. The recall does not affect Tylenol...

However, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., CVS Corp., Walgreen Co. and Costco Wholesale Corp. are among the companies it [Perrigo] supplies with health care products, according to company Securities and Exchange Commission filings."

xoxoxoBruce · 11-14-2006, 10:05 PM

This was on the local TV news but they also interviewed a doctor that said it wouldn't hurt you, just pass through.

Ibby · 11-14-2006, 11:11 PM

Colbert talked about it!

morethanpretty · 11-15-2006, 12:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

This was on the local TV news but they also interviewed a doctor that said it wouldn't hurt you, just pass through.

gah i hope that thats true, i eat the stuff like candy (i have frequent headaches and alot of back pain). I hadn't heard of it...I don't watch much tv or have time/interest to read any news really anymore.

wolf · 11-15-2006, 01:25 AM

Saw it on the TV news also, and I rarely get to watch the news these days. I don't ever take Tylenol, brand or generic, so it's not an issue for me.

It's safer and smarter for the company to eat the cost of the recall rather to deal with the inevitable product liability lawsuits if they hadn't. Remember the recall math from Fight Club? It's not just about cars.

The doc is pretty much right, though, about metal filings just passing through one's system without damage. I think I've mentioned before I had a patient that ate razor blades ... old style safety razor blades, no less ... and the standard of care for that is to just let them take their little adventure through the digestive system.

BigV · 11-15-2006, 11:12 AM

I'd heard. I am a believer in vitamin I(buprophen), the camping vitamin, so it concerned me less.

Iggy · 11-15-2006, 11:30 AM

I read about it on www.msnbc.com

I don't ever take tylenol so it isn't an issue for me. Now if they had a recall for ibuprofen (Advil) or naproxen sodium (Aleve), I would be in deep doo-doo. I take that stuff all the time for my tension headaches. Neither Aspirin nor tylenol ever touch my pain.

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11-14-2006, 09:34 PM	#1
SteveDallas Your Bartender Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Philly Burbs, PA Posts: 7,651	Acetaminophen recall news Mrs. Dallas went to get a refund for a bottle of acetaminophen (aka generic Tylenol) that had been recalled due to possibly having metal bits in it. She was a bit taken aback when then clerk had no idea there had been any problem. And we were talking a bit about how it didn't seem to have been publicized much. So I was wondering, did you hear about it?

11-14-2006, 09:37 PM	#2
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	Nope. Didn't hear a word. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

11-14-2006, 09:47 PM	#3
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	No idea. I just Googled it... "Acetaminophen is best known as the drug in products sold under the Tylenol brand, but is widely available in generic versions. The recall does not affect Tylenol... However, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., CVS Corp., Walgreen Co. and Costco Wholesale Corp. are among the companies it [Perrigo] supplies with health care products, according to company Securities and Exchange Commission filings." __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

11-14-2006, 10:05 PM	#4
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	This was on the local TV news but they also interviewed a doctor that said it wouldn't hurt you, just pass through. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

11-14-2006, 11:11 PM	#5
Ibby erika Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: "the high up north" Posts: 6,127	Colbert talked about it! __________________ not really back, you didn't see me, i was never here shhhhhh

11-15-2006, 01:25 AM	#7
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Saw it on the TV news also, and I rarely get to watch the news these days. I don't ever take Tylenol, brand or generic, so it's not an issue for me. It's safer and smarter for the company to eat the cost of the recall rather to deal with the inevitable product liability lawsuits if they hadn't. Remember the recall math from Fight Club? It's not just about cars. The doc is pretty much right, though, about metal filings just passing through one's system without damage. I think I've mentioned before I had a patient that ate razor blades ... old style safety razor blades, no less ... and the standard of care for that is to just let them take their little adventure through the digestive system. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

11-15-2006, 11:12 AM	#8
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	I'd heard. I am a believer in vitamin I(buprophen), the camping vitamin, so it concerned me less. __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

11-15-2006, 11:30 AM	#9
Iggy Back and ready to tart up the place Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Kansas Posts: 850	I read about it on www.msnbc.com I don't ever take tylenol so it isn't an issue for me. Now if they had a recall for ibuprofen (Advil) or naproxen sodium (Aleve), I would be in deep doo-doo. I take that stuff all the time for my tension headaches. Neither Aspirin nor tylenol ever touch my pain.

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