Johnson & Johnson announced a recall of over-the-counter medications on Friday, the second time it has done so in less than a month, because of a moldy smell that has made users sick.

The recalled medications include some batches of regular and extra-strength Tylenol children's Tylenol, eight-hour Tylenol, Tylenol arthritis, Tylenol PM, children's Motrin, Motrin IB, Benadryl Rolaids, Simply Sleep, and St. Joseph's aspirin.

The McNeil Consumer Healthcare Products Company has extended the latest recall for Tylenol Arthritis Caplets.

The process was initiated after people started complaining of a mildew-like smell coming from their drugs. In addition, some even complained of stomach sickness after taking the medication.

The manner in which the company handled the recall has outraged federal regulators, who say McNeil did not act fast enough. Also the Food and Drug Administration had cautioned McNeil for violating manufacturing standards in early 2008 despite of which only a limited investigation was initiated.

The FDA has asked Johnson & Johnson to respond within 15 days, explaining the reason as to why it failed make the problem public sooner.

Also on Friday, Federal prosecutors in Boston said Johnson & Johnson paid tens of millions of dollars in kickbacks so nursing homes would put more patients on its blockbuster schizophrenia drug.