FDA Adverse Event
Other
Summary report: N
JOHNSON & JOHNSON REACH GENTLE GUM CARE, FRESH MINT
MDR report key: 533001
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Received March 10, 2004
Report
- Report Number
- 1046432-2004-00001
- Event Type
- Other
- Date Received
- March 10, 2004
- Date of Event
- February 28, 2004
- Report Date
- March 4, 2004
- Manufacturer
- JOHNSON & JOHNSON CONSUMER PRODUCTS, INC.
- Product Code
- JES
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- MD, US
- Reporter Occupation
- NURSE
Narratives
Description of Event or Problem · 1
CONSUMER GOT A PIECE OF FLOSS STUCK BETWEEN THEIR TEETH. THEY USED ANOTHER PIECE OF FLOSS TO REMOVE IT BUT THEIR MOUTH BEGAN TO FEEL SWOLLEN. LIPS BECAME SWOLLEN, HANDS AND GENITALS BEGAN TO FEEL ITCHY, HAD DIFFICULTY SWALLOWING. THEY CALLED A PHYSICIAN FRIEND WHO RECOMMENDED BENADRYL. THEY DISSOLVED BENADRYL IN WATER AS THEY COULDN'T SWALLOW THE PILLS AND SYMPTOMS DIMINISHED. CONSUMER WAS TAKING PREDNISONE ON A TAPER REGIMEN WHEN THE EVENT OCCURRED.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JOHNSON & JOHNSON REACH GENTLE GUM CARE, FRESH MINT | DENTAL FLOSS | JES | JOHNSON & JOHNSON CONSUMER PRODUCTS, INC. | * | 1770D |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | * | Other | PREDNISONE. |