Information regarding the US FDA recall of McNeil Consumer Healthcare Products: Zyrtec®, Tylenol ®, Motrin ® and Benadryl ® products (7^th May 2010) 

On 1^st May’10 the United States Food & Drug Agency (US FDA) issued a press release informing consumers that recalls of Zyrtec®, Tylenol®, Motrin® and Benadryl® products (products of McNeil Consumer Healthcare) were currently underway due to manufacturing problems and deficiencies at the United States finished products’ manufacturers. These deficiencies relate to the specific manufacturers manufacturing these McNeil Consumer Healthcare Products authorised to be marketed in the US and has got nothing to do with the general safety of the products in question.

The Medicines Authority wish to inform all health care professionals and the general public that these recalls are not applicable to Malta as the Zyrtec® and Benadryl® products authorised to be marketed in Malta (Tylenol® and Motrin® products are not authorised and marketed in Malta) are manufactured in the European Union at manufacturing facilities which are different from those of the products for the US market and therefore there is no cause for any concern.