At Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc., McNeil Consumer Healthcare Division (McNeil), their roots in over-the-counter (OTC) medicine run deep. In 1879, Robert McNeil founded his pharmacy as a local business supplying medications to Philadelphia hospitals and doctors. Since this time, they have grown to become a company whose products are known and trusted by people around the world.
McNeil markets a broad range of well-known and trusted OTC products around the globe. They are most widely recognized for the complete line of TYLENOL® acetaminophen products, the leading brand of pain reliever/fever reducer in the adult and pediatric categories. The TYLENOL® product line consists of products across a variety of pain categories including: arthritis pain, pain with accompanying sleeplessness and symptoms of cold and flu. Other McNeil brands include BENADRYL®, ZYRTEC® and ZYRTEC-D® allergy medicines; IMODIUM® anti-diarrheal products; MOTRIN® IB; SUDAFED® and SUDAFED PE® nasal decongestants.