Children's Tylenol Recalled Over Labels

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Children's Tylenol Recalled Over Labels

FORT WASHINGTON, Pa. - The maker of Tylenol said Friday it is voluntarily recalling several children's products because label information may be confusing and could lead to overdosing.

McNeil Consumer & Specialty Pharmaceuticals said it is recalling all lots and all flavors of 80-milligram Children's Tylenol Meltaways packaged in bottles and

blisters, 80-milligram Children's Tylenol SoftChews packaged in blisters, and 160-milligram Jr. Tylenol Meltaways packaged in blisters. The recall affects only SoftChews and Meltaways versions of the product. McNeil is a unit of health care products company Johnson & Johnson Inc.

In 80-milligram products, the recall was triggered by concerns that blister packs containing two pills in each compartment would lead some consumers to believe that the two tablets contained a total of 80 milligrams of acetaminophen; each tablet contains 80 milligrams.

The company eliminated the double-pill blister cavity design for a single pill cavity design in the first quarter, McNeil spokeswoman Kathy Fallon said.

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