In Brief: Bayer
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
Bayer: Endorses National Kidney Foundation's recent warning on potential harmful effects of OTC analgesics containing mixtures of aspirin and acetaminophen on kidney function. Stating that Bayer aspirin "is a single ingredient -- pure aspirin," Bayer Medical Director Steven Weisman, PhD, declares Nov. 3 that the NKF warnings "do not pertain" to the product. On the same day, Whitehall-Robins, makers of Anacin, call McNeil's claim "misleading" and "another attempt" to "deflect public attention from the growing safety concerns surrounding Tylenol "...