subject: Recall + Commercial Bribery Johnson Suffered A Double Pincer - Johnson - Pharmaceutical Industries [print this page] Global Pharmacy Giant Johnson Companies are facing the door, and commercial bribery door recall "double pincer attack." Recently, by the United States in the Food And Drug Administration (hereinafter referred to as FDA) warning, Johnson & Johnson announced the recall of batches of about 500 non-prescription drugs, the list including the popular painkiller Tylenol (Tylenol) and so on.
Johnson & Johnson (China) Co., Ltd. related to January 18, said the recall in the United States Drugs Not enter the Chinese market, China is not involved in the production and Sell . At the same time, due to Medicine A nursing home providers to provide rebates to sell dangerous drugs Erzao is the U.S. Department of Justice accused Johnson of pushing the public air waves.
Recall of 500 batches of non-prescription drugs
Johnson & Johnson recalled drugs, including best-selling drug Tylenol, ibuprofen, etc., recall the reason is reflected in consumer medicines smell musty odor, and there are consumers that the nausea after taking these drugs , stomach pain, vomiting and diarrhea symptoms. The recall of the drugs by the Johnson & Johnson subsidiary McNeil production in the United States and the USA, United Arab Emirates and other areas of Fiji. According to McNeil
outside the company said in a statement the same day, Tylenol arthritis pain capsule film musty from 2,4,6 - Bromoanisole, it is unclear chemicals on human health impact, but so far have not found it can cause serious illness.
FDA Johnson & Johnson has expressed dissatisfaction with delays in processing cases. FDA said Johnson received a complaint in 2008 has reached more than 70, but did not promptly report to the regulators and to resolve the problem until the FDA issued a warning letter to the Johnson & Johnson, the Johnson & Johnson on January 15, 2009 announced a voluntary recall .
After consumers complained that the drug because there is musty, after use nausea, stomach pains, vomiting and diarrhea, Johnson & Johnson was in November 2009 to 12 months has recalled several batches Tylenol joint inflammatory analgesic capsule piece.
Alleged payment of huge kickbacks It is learned that China sold Tylenol Johnson by the Shanghai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. production, then the composition, production processes are the same? Chinese market product quality and safety problems do exist?
1 18, this reporter contact Johnson & Johnson (China) Company Limited, the responsible person, the United States take the initiative to recall all batches of the drugs did not enter the Chinese market and is not involved in the production and sales in China, but For the Chinese market drug safety problems as of this writing, but also to respond without making related.
1 18, Shanghai Food and Drug Administration spokesman told reporters that with the State Food and Drug Administration, after communicating to respond to such related to transnational Drug Quality Issue will be released SFDA unity. January 18, the State Food and Drug Administration told reporters that the head of the Information Services Department, the departments concerned will further understanding on the matter to the media after the reply.
In addition, the reporter learned that, while in the recall, Johnson & Johnson will face a suspected "commercial bribery" in the litigation. A U.S. federal prosecutors in Boston on Johnson's medical service providers to provide rebates event proceedings. According to reports, U.S. federal prosecutors on Jan. 15, said Johnson & Johnson allegedly paid tens of millions more through the way of rebates to encourage nursing homes and other institutions to more patients, including schizophrenia medication Risperdal, including multi-drug , which were later to prove the existence of these drugs cause the risk of death in the elderly.
Federal prosecutors said the material submitted to the lawsuit, Johnson & Johnson in various ways to the nation's largest nursing home prescription drug providers OmnicareInc. Payment of huge kickbacks, if found guilty, Johnson could face a fine of up to hundreds of millions of dollars.
