A Japanese chemical firm shipped unauthorized Chinese-made acetaminophen, a painkiller used as an ingredient for cold medicines, to drug makers by mixing it with its own acetaminophen, health ministry officials said Thursday.
A Japanese chemical firm shipped unauthorized Chinese-made acetaminophen, a painkiller used as an ingredient for cold medicines, to drug makers by mixing it with its own acetaminophen, health ministry officials said Thursday.
Although the Chinese-made acetaminophen had no quality problems, Yamamoto Chemical Ind. Co., based in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, is currently refraining from shipping all of its products, according to the officials.
