Current health events have brought some very disturbing yet important news in regards to the quality of some the over the counter drugs that are basically being used for children. It has been found that some of these medicines were being found to have some unusual mold, and mildew like odor and these medicines are being withdrawn from the market in many countries all over the world.
The amount of medicines actually withdrawn is not really known yet however, current health events have also revealed that most of these products which include simple drugs like Tylenol, Benadryl, Motrin, simply sleep and St. Joseph aspirin where already having some complains by users since 2008. The side effects being observed by the users included nausea, stomach pain, vomiting and diarrhea. The effects went away without any specific need for treatment and there are no other side effects being reported from the use of these medicines.
The company manufacturing these drugs has traced the cause of the odor to some chemical being used in their Puerto Rico plant to treat the wooden pallets to transport and store the packing materials. This was revealed in 2009, when they recalled about 6 million packages of Tylenol Arthritis from the market.
These are very common drugs used all over the world and current health events consider that it is very important to create awareness among consumers in these kinds of things. The industry is trying its level best to cope with all the necessary rules and regulations to produce what is best for everyone, however, it is very natural for chemicals to affect drugs in different ways and the medical science is only trying to help people cope with the symptoms and relief from many diseases that affect the human beings.
It is therefore very important to keep yourself updated of the current health events taking place in your locality or even around the world in general to avoid any side effects of chemicals and medicines that you may be using.
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