News tagged with 'Motrin'

McNeil Consumer Healthcare makes a host of over-the-counter pain relievers and has found a chemical used to transport packing materials may have transferred to the product, creating a musty-mildew odor. Consumers should return any product listed in the recall with an odor and not take it.

A new report from the Food and Drug Administration calls for stronger warnings and better education about the use of acetaminophen, better known as Tylenol. It's easy to overdose on the recommended limit, and even a regular dose has been linked to liver damage and failure. 

Should there be a placebo pill to quiet an ill child? There is now.  A Maryland mother has founded a placebo pill company and soon parents will be able to quiet children into sleep by giving them a fake pill. But what are the ethical considerations?