11 Million Bottles of Acetaminophen Recalled

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THURSDAY, Nov. 9 (HealthDay News) -- A major manufacturer of generic nonprescription drugs sold to top retailers is recalling 11 million bottles of acetaminophen caplets because of possible contamination with metal fragments.

U.S. Food and Drug Administration officials said Thursday there have been no reports of illness or injuries as a result of the recall, issued by Perrigo Co., of Allegan, Mich. The company supplies health-care products to such retailers as Wal-Mart, CVS, Walgreen and Costco.

The recall involves only 500-milligram caplets of the drug sold under store-brand names, so the FDA suggested that consumers who need to take acetaminophen could take additional amounts of lower strengths of the drug.

Acetaminophen is manufactured and distributed under various store brand names. It's best known by the brand name Tylenol, which is made by McNeil Consumer Healthcare.

The recall does not affect any Tylenol products, according to the FDA. And a spokesman for McNeil Consumer Healthcare added that the company "does not produce any products marketed under store brands or private labels."