Yesterday, news broke of another Tylenol recall. The popular brand of acetaminophen is used widely for its ability to relieve pain and reduce fevers. For the Baby Boomers who frequent ThirdAge.com, Tylenol may be used to help manage the painful symptoms of chronic conditions like arthritis.
While Tylenol does help reduce the pain of arthritis, it has no effect on the additional symptoms that characterize some types of the disease, including inflammation, redness, and swelling of your body's joints.
Yesterday's recall also includes Motrin IB, a popular pain reliever and anti-inflammatory drug that contains ibuprofen.
This announcement is cause for concern for anybody who regularly takes pain relieving medication, especially as it comes on the heels of a previous recall involving Children's Tylenol and similar products.
TheStreet.com has more details:
"We shipped approximately 2.5 million bottles of the affected lots involved in yesterday's recall," said a [Tylenol] spokeswoman after widespread complaints about the company's lack of transparency about the latest recall, Reuters reported on Friday.
Thursday's recall includes certain versions of Children's Tylenol, adult-strength Benadryl, Motrin IB, Tylenol Extra Strength, Tylenol Day & Night and Tylenol PM. The affected medicines were sold in America, Puerto Rico, Fiji, Guatemala, the Dominican Republic, Trinidad and Tobago, and Jamaica.
This is the fifth recall in the past nine months for the company that produces Tylenol, and many consumers are growing worried. Stay tuned to major news outlets, ThirdAge.com and the manufacturer of any acetaminophen-based medication you may be using for more coverage on this developing story.
