In Brief: Children's Motrin bulletin
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
Children's Motrin bulletin: The American Pharmaceutical Association releases a New Product Bulletin, supported by a grant from McNeil, addressing the pharmacokinetics, dosage, administration, efficacy, adverse effects and precautions associated with Children's Motrin. The bulletin has been circulated to 100,000 pharmacists nationwide. It includes instructions for using the oral liquid syringe needed for administering the product. While Children's Motrin in liquid form was approved for OTC marketing June 16, 1995, applications for approval of the product in chewable tablet and caplet form are still pending at FDA ("The Tan Sheet" June 26, 1995, p.5)...