Archives by Tag 'Motrin'
Popular NSAID Pain Relievers Increase Risk of Heart Attack and Stroke
A new study has found that healthy people who take certain NSAID (Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs) pain relievers may increase their risk of heart attack and stroke. People commonly use NSAIDs, especially OTC formulations, to reduce fever and relieve pain caused by conditions such as arthritis, headache, toothache, back pain, muscle pain, menstrual cramps or minor [...]
FDA Warns Pfizer for Failing to Report Drug Side Effects
During the course of the congressional hearing by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform investigating the April 2010 recall of over-the-counter Johnson & Johnson/McNeil pediatric products, documents revealed that McNeil Consumer Healthcare, a unit of J&J, hired contractors to buy back defective Motrin products from store shelves secretly instead of issuing a recall. McNeil [...]
