McNeil Ordered To Pay $5 Million For Infant Tylenol Death
-September 20, 2006
The maker of Infants’ Tylenol, McNeil, has been ordered to pay $5 million in damages to the family of a one-year-old child who died after receiving high concentrations of the drug.
On March 16, 2002, the child began experiencing symptoms of a cold, for which his parents administered Infants’ Tylenol. The parents gave him two droppers every four hours.
When the child started getting sicker and sicker, the parents took him to the doctor. That same day, on March 19 th , the boy was rushed to the hospital where he died of acetaminophen toxicity.
The medication’s labeling says to consult with a physician prior to administering the drug. According to the parents, their doctor had earlier recommended Infant’s Tylenol for the child.
Infants’ Tylenol is three times more potent than Children’s Tylenol – a fact unknown to most parents. Therefore, the child should only have received half dropper dosages. The drug should have had stronger warnings on the high concentration of acetaminophen.
McNeil has subsequently heightened the warning that multiple overdoses of any Tylenol medication can cause liver damage.
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