Drug Maker Pulls Meds For Cup Problem (Dimetapp, Robitussin)

[OhioChick]

Source: Newsnet5/AP

Robitussin, Dimetapp Brands Have Issues

POSTED: 4:23 pm EDT October 29, 2007

Several nonprescription cold medicines are being pulled from store shelves after manufacturer Wyeth on Monday started a voluntary recall and replacement program at retail outlets nationwide.

The products are being removed because they come with a dosing cup that does not mark the half-teaspoon level recommended for children ages 2 through 5 years old, according to Wyeth Consumer Healthcare.

"There's nothing wrong with the products," said Wyeth spokesman Doug Petkus.

The products being recalled and replaced are: Robitussin Cough DM, Robitussin Cough & Cold CF, Robitussin Cough & Congestion, Robitussin Head & Chest Congestion PE, Robitussin Cough Sugar Free DM and Children's Dimetapp Cough & Chest Congestion.

The company recommended that consumers with children in the not use the medicines until replacement products with a new dosage cup are available. That will probably begin in early November, and the new boxes will be marked to indicate the replacement.

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[izquierdista]

1. Are people that stupid?

Can people not eyeball halfway down from the one teaspoon mark? Or get a measuring spoon from the kitchen and use it?

I hope Wyeth takes this as a lesson in quality control for their other products. Let's hope they never forget to include the sentence "After inserting suppository, remove finger from anus."

[tridim]

2. I just drink it from the bottle

Missing the dosage by a few ml isn't going to kill anyone, even the kiddos.