...The Tylenol case represents perhaps the worst sort of dilemma a company can face. Through no fault of its own, Johnson & Johnson was faced with the destruction of one of its most important brand names. An unknown assailant used the product to murder a number of people at random, and the story was one of the most widely covered events in media history. Within the first week it is estimated that more than 90 percent of the American public were aware of what had happened. This situation left the product in a very bad position - no one wanted to use Tylenol in case there had been some tampering with the product. Johnson & Johnson had done nothing to betray the public's trust in the company, or its products; yet that trust, a great deal of revenue, and a large market share segment were gone. One horrible event and the excessive media coverage that followed, put Johnson & Johnson in a position where it needed to salvage its image and revenues even though the company had done nothing wrong. Americans were bombarded with information about the Tylenol incident. The volume of information pertaining to the cyanide-induced deaths was incredible. The fact that the story received so much attention probably saved the lives of people who would have otherwise unwittingly taken cyanide-laced Tylenol and died. Consumer response immediately after the tragedies showed what the makers of Tylenol were up against as demand for all brands of pain relievers and sleeping aids dropped by 16...
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...Alicia Mosby BA 311 Johnson's and Johnson's Dirty Secret Summary: Johnson and Johnson have created a product called Tylenol. It is used to treat headaches, aches, and pains. Many people use this product as an alternative to aspirin. Tylenol does not upset the stomach lining like aspirin does. However there are a few cases where people overdose on this over the counter drug. This has caused people to become sick or even die from the overdose. It is apparently really easy to accidentally take too much and in the end hurt yourself or others. For parents giving out medicine to kids poses a threat because they could accidentally dish out too much medicine without knowing better. Tylenol has two very different kids medicine that gets easily confused because the two products look very similar. Parents purchase one for kids for their infants and then give them the “proper” dosage which is actually a lot for a newborn. This causes health risks such as liver damage, coma and death. This is not properly labeled on the container of medicine because Johnson and Johnson fear that proper labeling will drive down costs and that they will lose money in the long run. Over 100 law suits have been filed against Johnson and Johnson because of their Tylenol medicine poisoning. For Johnson and Johnson would rather pay settlements than have to lose profits from having a proper labeling system. Therefore consumers do not know the risks involved with the medicine that they are taking and that hurts...
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...A History of Tylenol Tylenol: the early years Tylenol was developed by McNeil Laboratories. It has as its active ingredient a generic compound that can be manufactured by most pharmaceutical companies: acetaminophen. After Johnson & Johnson acquired McNeil in 1959, it began aggressively to advertise the product—to health professionals—as an analgesic that was as effective as aspirin but easier on the stomach. By 1970, sales of Tylenol were growing about 20 to 30 percent annually, with projected sales to reach about $60 million by 1975. With the release of a number of studies in the early 1970s which questioned the wisdom of widespread dependency on aspirin as a pain-killer, the use of acetaminophen accelerated with Tylenol accounting for 90 percent of acetaminophen sales. Two-thirds of Tylenol users were introduced to the product by physicians. Others became familiar with it through hospitals, where it was used extensively—not necessarily because it was the medication of choice, but because it was generally less expensive than other analgesics and less interactive than aspirin. When a 1976 survey showed that consumers were generally aware that Tylenol was easier on their digestive system than other analgesics but felt that this benefit was achieved at a loss of efficacy to reduce pain, Johnson & Johnson introduced Extra-Strength Tylenol. Extra-Strength Tylenol became the first nonprescription analgesic to contain 500 mg of pain-killer per unit—the established industry...
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...Tylenol The background In 1982, Johnson & Johnson (J&J) faced a major crisis that had the potential to send the company into financial ruin. Tylenol, the country’s most successful over-the-counter product, with over one hundred million users, was under attack. The crisis Sealed bottles were tampered with and extra-strength Tylenol capsules were replaced with cyanide-laced capsules. These bottles were then resealed and placed on shelves of pharmacies in the Chicago area. Seven people died as a result. Tylenol was called upon to explain why its product was killing people. The solutions The company first learned of the deaths from a local news reporter. A medical examiner had just given a press conference saying people were dying from poisoned Tylenol. Tylenol had to act fast. What did Tylenol do right? It is difficult to imagine how else should have Johnson and Johnson reacted at the time of the crisis except the following ways: • Recalling all the products whether contaminated or not. • Alerting all the customers by all available media including toll-free hotlines. • Appearance of the chairman of the company on the television to publicize the company’s response and action taken by it to combat the emergency. • Making public relations programmes to address the issues and concerns all the internal and external stakeholders. • J&J put customer safety first. – Company Chairman James Burke immediately formed a seven-member strategy...
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...Ethics: Tylenol Recall Case of 1982 Developing high-quality business ethics is a crucial step in avoiding, resolving and preventing ethical problems. If companies focus on exceeding the standard expectations for ethical situations, they will be more likely to hold on to their current customers and might even attract new clientele. The Chicago Tylenol Recall is the perfect example of how the corrective actions a company takes may be able to save the reputation and restore the image it has worked hard to create. Johnson & Johnson was faced with a situation that was not necessarily theirs to blame. Someone, that was not associated with the company, had been tampering with the over-the-counter medicine. However, Tylenol took certain measures to illustrate to their consumers they were a trustworthy company that cares about their customers’ safety. The methods Johnson & Johnson used to handle the crisis had both positives and negatives, but overall, the company was able to regain the company’s image and become one of the most popular medications. 1. History and Background of Case In 1982, Chicago was hit by a string of deaths caused by tainted cyanide-filled capsules of Tylenol. Someone had been filling Extra-Strength Tylenol capsules with cyanide and returning them to drug-store shelves (Tift and Griggs). By October of 1982, seven people had been killed by the poison-laced capsules (Meadows). This caused a wave of panic in the city, state, and country as it involved...
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...consumer, pharmaceutical and medical devices. The consumer segment offers baby care products under the Johnson S brand name; Oral care products which is under the Listerine brand name; Skin products under the Aveeno, Clean & Clear, Dabao, Johnson S Adult, Le Petite Marseillais, Lubriderm, Neutrogena, and RoC brand names; Women’s health product like the sanitary pads under the Stayfree and Carefree, and o.b. tampon brand names; wound care products which includes adhesive bandages and first aid products under the Band-Aid and Neosporin brand anmes; and nutritional products which comprises of no calorie sweetener under the Splenda brand name. This segment also offers over the counter medicines which includes acetaminophen products under the Tylenol brand name; cold, flue, and allergy products under the Sudafed brand name. Also allergy products under under the Benadryl and Zyrtec brand names are included; ibuprofen products under the Motrin IB brand name; and heartburn products under the Repcid brand name. In the Pharmaceutical segment, it provides various products in the areas of immunology, infectious diseases, neuroscience, oncology, and cardiovascular and metabolic diseases. In the Medical Devices segment, it offers orthopaedic, trauma, neurological products; general surgery, biosurgical and energy products; blood glucose monitoring and insulin delivery products; and disposable contact lenses. Also, the company distributes its products to the general public, retail outlets and distributors...
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...GM588 FINAL PROJECT PROPOSAL OUTLINE Annette M Daniels 1. THE PAINFUL TRUTH OF A COMPANY’S PURSUIT OF QUALITY 2. Johnson and Johnson 3. Johnson & Johnson was organized in the State of New Jersey in 1886. Today they employee approximately 115,000 people worldwide. Johnson & Johnson has more than 250 companies located in 57 countries around the world. From these 250 companies they Manufacture and sell health care products. The Family of Companies is organized into several business segments comprised of franchises and therapeutic categories. * Consumer Health Care The Consumer segment includes a broad range of consumer health and personal care products in the beauty, baby, oral care and women’s health categories, as well as nutritional products and over-the-counter medicines and wellness and prevention platforms. * Medical Devices & Diagnostics The Medical Devices & Diagnostics segment focuses on technologies, solutions and services in the fields of cardiovascular disease, diabetes care, orthopedics, vision care, wound care, aesthetics, sports medicine, infection prevention, minimally invasive surgery, and diagnostics. * Pharmaceuticals It includes products in the anti-infective, antipsychotic, cardiovascular, contraceptive, dermatology, gastrointestinal, hematology, immunology, neurology, oncology, pain management, and urology and virology fields. * Many of Johnson and Johnson’s businesses and facilities have been certified to meet International...
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...allegations of misconduct, but while some of these may seem small, every crisis has the potential to damage the reputation of a company. Regardless of the severity of the situation, crises pose a serious threat to companies – not only to their reputation but their fiscal health as well. When Odwalla’s apple juice was thought to be the cause of an outbreak of E. coli bacteria, the company lost a third of its market value. The same allegation against Jack in the Box restaurant in 1993 caused the hamburger chain’s stock price to fall from $14 a share to nearly $3 a share. On the other hand, some companies emerge from crises unscathed in the eyes of consumers and investors. Johnson and Johnson is one such company. After it was discovered that its Tylenol capsules had been laced with cyanide, Johnson and Johnson reacted in such an effective way that the case is now well-documented as an example of successful crisis management. The factor that determines how a company will withstand a crisis is its ability to respond to the crisis. “The public forgives accidents, but it doesn’t forgive a corporation if its response to the public is inadequate.” Once a crisis occurs, the company is suddenly a target for the media, who are acting on behalf of the public to find out the answers to the important questions...
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...Tylenol Murder Case Your name University Class Instructor Date Introduction This paper will discuss the effectiveness of the communication between organization and its intended publics in the Tylenol Murder Case. Communication starts with us. When we set out to communicate with others, we first have to address that we, too, are human beings, with thoughts, feelings, beliefs, attitudes, prejudices and preferences. Tylenol Murder The Johnson and Johnson Company had a number of publics to satisfy in the Tylenol case, external and internal. The internals were the employees, management, shareholders/stakeholders, and suppliers and distributors as well as the retailers. Externally the media, public buyers, watchdog groups, law enforcement agencies and government agencies all had to be informed and kept apprised of the steps taken to alleviate the problems and concerns. The company was very successful in keeping all informed and moving at the fastest speed possible to help resolve the situation and the dangers involved. It was not only the internal workers that made their living and profits from the Tylenol products, but the external groups that bought the product, approved the product, or investigated the criminal activities associated with the product that needed ongoing information as each different crime was committed. For the company, the swift actions and varied actions helped to maintain and even enhance the reputation of the company. The company used the media...
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...Tylenol Case Study Johnson & Johnson recognized the issue with the Tylenol crisis was a severe crisis situation because of the six deaths that occurred from using Tylenol. The management staff and CEO, James Burke initially viewed the crisis as a serious situation, but felt the incident did not occur at their production facility. Nevertheless, the contamination were related to their Tylenol brand name. So they knew the nation was in a panic because of the tainted Tylenol capsules, and took full responsibility for the safety of customers. Johnson and Johnson faced two options as a results of the crisis. James Burke formed a team and advised them to address two questions to resolve the critical issues and respond to the public concerns, first “How do we protect the safety of the people?” and second “How do we save the Tylenol brand name?” Their first reaction was to notify customers across the nation to stop the use the Tylenol product until further investigation had been determined regarding the tampering of the product. The company ceased the production of making the product as well as pulling Tylenol from the shelves in Chicago area first, then eventually across the nation. The company knew this would cause a decrease in their profit because Tylenol had been one of their most successful product which had increased their sales to an enormous profit of 17 percent. The company understood their first priority was to protect the people. They uses a 1-800 hotline for customers...
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...Tylenol crisis of 1982 John Doe Business Society September 30, 2015 Tylenol crisis of 1982 John Doe Business Society September 30, 2015 Abstract In this paper I talked about the Johnson and Johnson Tylenol case of 1832. I explained the case and defended Johnson and Johnson’s ethical decision. I learned that this case paved the way for companies to start recalling their products if there is something wrong with them. Tylenol crisis of 1982 Johnson and Johnson’s Tylenol product had become one of the most successful over the counter product in the United States. Then mysterious deaths all around the US were being linked to Tylenol. Johnson and Johnson was faced with the ethical decision whether or not they should have a recall on their product or not. Many companies have been put in the ethical decision of right and wrong before. Johnson and Johnson decided that the best decision they could make was to recall their product from the market. Even though this decision may have set Johnson and Johnson back in the short term, eventually they were able to come back even stronger in the long term. Johnson and Johnson’s Tylenol was cashing in 19 percent of its profits. Tylenol was becoming one of the most successful products ever. The fall of 1982 comes around and there are reports of deaths that doctors are relating to Tylenol. Many Tylenol bottles were reported tampered with. Somebody had replaced the pills in a Tylenol bottle with cyanide-laced capsules. These pills...
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...Johnson & Johnson Quality Analysis BSOP588 Quality Management Aug 2013 Introduction Johnson & Johnson manufactures health care products and pharmaceuticals along with providing related health services for consumers. The company sells products such as hair, skin care and acetaminophen products, surgical and diagnostic equipment worldwide. Johnson & Johnson's brands include numerous household names of medications and first aid supplies. Some of the company’s better known consumer products are Tylenol medications, Johnson's baby products, the Band-Aid line, Neutrogena beauty products and Acuvue contact lenses. Three brothers, Robert, James and Edward Johnson, found Johnson & Johnson in New Brunswick, New Jersey in 1886 (jnj.com). The brother’s company published "Modern Methods of Antiseptic Wound Treatment," in 1886; the book became one of the standard teaching texts for antiseptic surgery (jnj.com). Two years later Johnson & Johnson pioneered the first commercial first aid kits, the kits were designed to help railroad workers, but soon branched out to treating all forms of standard injuries (jnj.com). Johnson & Johnson later launches maternity kits to make childbirth safer for mothers and babies. The attention to new mothers and their babies lead Johnson & Johnson to the Company's successful baby care business. Johnson & Johnson is headquartered at New Brunswick, New Jersey and has more than 275 operating companies...
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...Marshals, arrived at the door to seize the products and shut them down (Amme, 2004). Could have The Triad Group avoided such a big scandal? Maybe not as the problems had started awhile back but what if the company had followed protocols. The first stage was no comment. Throughout the recalls and seizing of the products the Triad executives and spokesperson would decline to comment on the situation. Although the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) commented that the seizing of the products was to prevent the company from distributing any more products, Triad did not come forward. The best thing that the company could have done was to communicate throughout the crisis. Johnson and Johnson is such company after it was discovered that its Tylenol capsules had been laced with cyanide. Johnson and Johnson reacted in such an effective way that the case is now well-documented as an example of successful crisis management. Time usually plays a crucial part in the investigations but not during the crisis. Even though there are things that can’t be said or that are pending, communicate what you do know and as...
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...Colby Joe Carver 10/16/15 PR Case Study 1. Tylenol is a elite corporate company that had a couple issues with its products of pain medication with people tampering with its products. This caused people to die in the first case and the second case of these events. The first case someone was putting cyanide in the capsules in the Chicago distribution center and it wasn’t found to be at where they make the medicine. With the public then very skeptical on Tylenol and its products they had to make something to gain the customers trust back. They came out with a new packaging bottle. It featured the triple safety seal on its packages so no one could tamper with them. If one was unbroken then it was urged to not use the product. The second case was about another woman dying in New York after taking Tylenol. The company then sprang into action again by halting all production. They then decided to come out with the caplets instead of capsules because it was easier for people to tamper with the capsules vs. the caplets. 2. This case study is the primary story that has helped many businesses around the world deal with similar problems within their own companies. The way Tylenol and Johnson & Johnson handled these issues is paramount to how they should’ve been handled. Even President Reagan said that they have their deepest appreciation for living up to the highest ideals of corporate responsibility and grace under pressure. Today this case study is the threshold of how to...
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...solvents like methanol and ethanol Not very soluble in water and ethene Acetaminophen (Tylenol) C8H9NO2 Chemical Properties IUPAC: N-(4-hydroxyphenyl)acetamide Common Names: Paracetamol, Tylenol, Panadol, Tempera, APAP Organic Family/ Functional Group Biological Importance Primary organic family: aromatics Functional groups: alcohols (OOH) and amide (OCONHO) Taking too much acetaminophen can lead to liver damage/failure or death FDA recommends daily maximum of 4,000 mg for adults; overdoses of this painkiller are some of most common poisonings Sources and Abundance Manufactured by Ortho McNeil Pharmaceuticals Inc., G and W Laboratories Inc., etc. Packaged by McNeil Laboratories, CVS Pharmacy, Walgreen Co., Interesting Facts Acetaminophen is the most popular pain relief medication used in the U.S. and around the world Accounts for over 100,000 calls to poison centers, 60,000 ER visits, hundreds of deaths annually in the U.S. In 1982, seven deaths occurred, known as Chicago Tylenol Murders, as result of taking Extra-Strength Tylenol caplets laced with cyanide Origin/Discovery In 1899, Karl Morner of Germany, discovered Acetanilide became Acetaminophen when the body metabolizes it 10 years later, German physician Joseph Friener van Mering, first synthesized the drug Acetaminophen. Acetaminophen was lab synthesized First sold in 1955 as Tylenol Elixir for Children from the company McNeil Laboratories Stable under ordinary conditions ...
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