Zachary Tracer

Several batches of liquid ibuprofen for infants are <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/category/recalls?utm_source=intl&amp;utm_medium=ingest" id="6f426472-5ec3-3352-ada1-fe3e06accc61"> being recalled </a> .

Tris Pharma is pulling some of its ibuprofen oral suspensions sold under brands from CVS Health, Walmart, and Family Dollar. The products may have a higher concentration of ibuprofen, which could harm infants, <a href="https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/tris-pharma-issues-voluntary-nationwide-recall-of-infants-ibuprofen-concentrated-oral-suspension-usp-nsaid-50-mg-per-1-25-ml-due-to-potential-higher-concentrations-of-ibuprofen-300760721.html" id="2e75f409-7eed-369a-a563-4fea5333393e"> Tris Pharma said </a> .

More information on the recall, including which specific lots are affected, is <a href="https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/tris-pharma-issues-voluntary-nationwide-recall-of-infants-ibuprofen-concentrated-oral-suspension-usp-nsaid-50-mg-per-1-25-ml-due-to-potential-higher-concentrations-of-ibuprofen-300760721.html" id="2c82c323-fb7d-39bc-afff-b1b381fc3f9f"> available in a statement </a> from the company.

Ibuprofen is used to relieve pain or treat fevers. If infants are exposed to doses of the product that are too high, their kidneys could be permanently injured, Tris Pharma said. Side effects to watch for include nausea, vomiting, stomach pain and diarrhea.

Tris Pharma said it hasn't received any reports of adverse events linked to the recalled products.

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Infant ibuprofen sold under CVS, Walmart, and Family Dollar brands is being recalled

The most iconic U.S. cigarette company is reportedly seeking to make an investment in a vaping startup, a sign of how the tobacco industry is changing.

Altria, which makes cigarettes like Marlboro and Parliament, is in talk to take a "significant" minority stake in the Silicon Valley e-cig company Juul Labs, <a id="5d7fca91-da59-3b55-ae9d-4f7f3487712e" href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/altria-in-talks-to-take-significant-minority-stake-in-juul-labs-sources-1543438776?mod=hp_lead_pos3"> the Wall Street Journal reported </a> on Wednesday. The Journal said any deal could be weeks away. Juul was recently valued at $16 billion.

While about <a id="b753ca27-388f-35bb-a3f7-cc23e6d989b9" href="https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/67/wr/mm6744a2.htm?s_cid=mm6744a2_w"> 34 million adults still smoke cigarettes </a> in the US, the number has been in decline for years. Vaping is far less popular, but gaining, with 6.9 million adults using e-cigs.

Altria's stock has declined 16% in November, after the US Food and Drug Administration <a id="145ed5d5-afa7-3a31-a1e2-31b9f6d7fd5c" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/fda-government-bans-menthol-cigarettes-chips-away-flavored-e-cigs-juul-2018-11?utm_source=intl&amp;utm_medium=ingest"> moved to ban menthol cigarettes </a> , saying they're a common on-ramp for new smokers because they mask the harshness of cigarettes. The FDA also imposed new rules on vaping, designed to stop kids from getting hooked.

The menthol ban and smoking decline are likely sending Altria in search of new products to sell its customers, according to WSJ. The company does make its own e-cigs as well.

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Infant ibuprofen sold under CVS, Walmart, and Family Dollar brands is being recalled

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