On September 30, 2004 Merck, a billion dollar pharmaceutical company, decided to recall their Vioxx product having launched the medication in 1999. Vioxx is classified as a Cox-2 inhibitor medication used by over 84 million people most commonly for the treatment of arthritis. Spokespersons at the company concluded that the recall was made because of […]
Tylenol Cyanide Poisoning Recall
Time Frame Deemed a major hazardous risk to the health of American citizens, there was a nationwide recall of Tylenol products starting on October 5, 1982. This recall began as a protective, yet reactive, response to the cyanide poisoning deaths of seven people in the metropolitan Chicago, Illinois area. Tylenol, which is an over-the-counter medication, […]