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Today is the second day of the recall for infant’s ibuprofen sold at CVS, Family Dollar, and Walmart stores nationwide. N-C-C’s Isis Young tells us how this is affecting families in Syracuse.
Isis Young
The recall has not been issued for more than 24 hours and a father of 2 in Syracuse is making changes immediately.
Mark Trumbo
” We need to check to see if we have it in our medicine cabinet. That will probably be the first thing I do when I get home. Because this is the first time I’ve even heard about it.”
Isis Young
And with Trumbo being the father of a 2 year old, he uses ibuprofen pretty frequently.
Mark Trumbo
(” So fevers mostly, any kind of fever spikes. Pain, so a two year old when he’s teething. He generally will need something to calm him down, especially at night. But it’s generally a safe way usually to go with to help with pain relief.”)
Isis Young
Which makes this recall alarming to Trumbo.
Mark Trumbo
(“Any kind of recall is scary. I mean, we get recalls for you know, baby seats, those are scary. Like so anything that affects your kid is always going to be scary, whether it’s food or medicine .”)
Isis Young
(” Even though no cases have been reported since the recall of infant’s ibuprofen yesterday, a local family physician says precautions must be taken.”)
James Tucker
(“It’s an everyday occurrence that kids have something, so I would bet that it will effect potentially a million people or more. So I think it’s a reason for concern.
Isis Young
The main reason for the recall is the possible overdose of the drug even if the directions are followed.
James Tucker
(” Well the concern is, there’s more of the active drug in a teaspoon, or in a half of teaspoon, than it says on the label. And therefore, they could potentially could overdose a child and cause anything from vomiting and diarrhea to internal bleeding.”)
Isis Young
Doctor Tucker says there’s an easy replacement.
James Tucker
(“Or a cedaminiphin, a Tylenol equivalent, generic. Works just as well as ibuprofen in these situations.”)
Isis Young
Tris Pharma is the company responsible for the recall at CVS, Family Dollar and Walmart stores across the country.
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Any consumer who has taken the drugs and believes they are experiencing any problems related should contact their doctor or health care provider.
Tris Pharma has recalled their Infant’s Ibuprofen from nationwide stores of Family Dollar, CVS and Walmart. The recall was announced mid-day yesterday and is still news to families in Syracuse today.
“We need to check to see if we have it in our medicine cabinet,” said father of two children, Mark Trumbo. “That will probably be the first thing I do when I get home. Because this is the first time I’ve even heard about it.”
Trumbo, who has a two-year-old son, says ibuprofen is usually the safest way to go when dealing with teething.
“When my two-year-old is teething, he generally will need something to calm him down, especially at night. But it’s (ibuprofen) generally a safe way usually to go with to help with pain relief,” said Trumbo.
Family Physician, James Tucker believes Tris Pharma is being extra cautious with the recall because the side effects can be severe.
“Well the concern is, there’s more of the active drug in a teaspoon, or in a half of teaspoon, than it says on the label,” said Dr. Tucker. “And therefore, they could potentially overdose a child and cause anything from vomiting and diarrhea to internal bleeding.”
Thus far, no cases have been reported from consuming the ibuprofen.
Any consumer who has taken the drugs and believes they are experiencing any problems related should contact their doctor or health care provider.
All three business refused to comment about the recall.
