Another Major Recall of Over The Counter Medications

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One has to wonder like what is going on with recalls. Now it's one thing when we suddenly hear that the FDA is either pulling off prescription medications, or at least tacking on severe cautionary warnings about detrimental side effects of medications, but what is going on with recalls of OTC medications, many of which are products people have trusted for decades? Not long ago, a recall of the Arthritis Formula of Tylenol was pulled off the market due to complaints that the caplets gave off a strange moldy like odor which did affect people in causing them to have nausea, vomiting, stomach pain and/or diarrhea. Well now that recall is not only extended to all Tylenol products but many other under the McNiel division of Johnson and Johnson To quote from an article: The recall includes some batches of regular and extra-strength Tylenol, children's Tylenol, eight-hour Tylenol, Tylenol arthritis, Tylenol PM, children's Motrin, Motrin IB, Benadryl Rolaids, Simply Sleep, and St. Joseph's aspirin. The REAL kicker is that McNeil knew of the problem as early as early in the year of 2008 yet never mentioned anything...like HUH? Now I've never ever used Tylenol...my preference I suppose, but many people do rely on it...are you one of them? And was amazed that products like Rolaids and St. Joseph's Aspirin is included in this recall. Do any of you use any of these products? Have you gotten strangely sick and maybe never made the connection that it might have been one of these products? What I'd like to know..what the heck is going on??? If we can't trust OTC medications, like what are we supposed to trust anymore? Heck I just take good old aspirin for most of my problems Article source : http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/consumer/recalls&id=7220403 The McNeil website that gives batch numbers of all products being recalled : http://www.mcneilproductrecall.com/