firemonkey Posted June 18, 2011 Share Posted June 18, 2011 Recall of Antipsychotics Risperdal, Risperidone Issued By Psych Central News Editor Reviewed by John M. Grohol, Psy.D. on June 18, 2011 Two popular antipsychotic medications made by Johnson & Johnson — Risperdal and risperidone — have been recalled due to possible contamination with a chemical used to treat the wood pallets the drug is often transported on. The drug is from the Johnson & Johnson-owned subsidiary Ortho-McNeil-Janssen Pharmaceuticals. The recall was prompted by reports from two consumers of an odd odor emanating from their medication. Johnson & Johnson tracked the odor down to trace amounts of TBA (2,4,6 tribromoanisole). According to Johnson & Johnson, TBA is a byproduct of a chemical preservative sometimes applied to wood often used in the construction of pallets on which materials are transported and stored. While not considered to be toxic, TBA can generate an offensive odor and a very small number of patients have reported temporary gastrointestinal symptoms when taking other products with this odor. click on article title link for rest of article Edited to comply with copyright laws. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aurochs Posted June 18, 2011 Share Posted June 18, 2011 If you received pills from the affected lots, your pharmacy will contact you. They should have logs of what lots were used to fill what prescriptions. If you're concerned and don't want to wait for a letter, you can take your pill bottle back to the pharmacy and ask them if your pills are recalled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firemonkey Posted June 18, 2011 Author Share Posted June 18, 2011 Stacia,how much of an article am i allowed to quote on these boards? A paragraph and then link to website or what? I don't have this problem on other forums so need some guidance as to what is permissible specific to these forums. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notfred Posted June 18, 2011 Share Posted June 18, 2011 Other forums must not have not heard of the laws concerning a) copyright and b) Fair Use. nf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aurochs Posted June 18, 2011 Share Posted June 18, 2011 firemonkey: What Stacia cut it down to is about the limit for quotations without adding your own analysis. notfred: The belligerence is uncalled for. Please cut it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnneMarie Posted June 19, 2011 Share Posted June 19, 2011 Stacia,how much of an article am i allowed to quote on these boards? A paragraph and then link to website or what? I don't have this problem on other forums so need some guidance as to what is permissible specific to these forums. We generally going by five quoted paragraphs max with accrediation to the author and preferably a link to the actual text. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AirMarshall Posted June 19, 2011 Share Posted June 19, 2011 Risperdal just won't be the same without the pungent odor of fungicide! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firemonkey Posted June 22, 2011 Author Share Posted June 22, 2011 Thanks for making that clear,Stacia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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