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On Wed, Feb 1, 2012 at 9:39 AM, Larry C. Lyons <[email protected]> wrote: > > http://news.ca.msn.com/top-stories/birth-control-pills-that-may-not-work-recalled-1 > > Birth control pills that may not work recalled > > Pfizer Inc. is recalling one million packets of birth control pills > because of a packaging error that could leave women with an inadequate > dose of the hormone-based drugs and raise the risk that they will get > pregnant accidentally. > > The problem affects 14 lots of Lo/Ovral-28 tablets and 14 lots of > generic Norgestrel and Ethinyl Estradiol tablets. Both products are > manufactured by Pfizer and marketed in the U.S. by Akrimax Rx Products > under the Akrimax Pharmaceuticals brand. > > The recall applies only in the U.S. market, a company spokesperson said. > > Pfizer found that some packets of the drugs had too many active > tablets, while others had too few. Oral birth control products use a > series of 21 drug tablets and seven inactive sugar tablets to regulate > the menstrual period while providing contraception. > > A company spokeswoman said the problem was caused by both mechanical > and visual inspection failures on the packaging line. She said the > problem has been corrected. > > Pfizer issued a statement saying the problem was identified and > corrected immediately. The recall is not related to safety but does > raise the risk of unintended pregnancy. Patients with packages bearing > the affected lot numbers should return them to the pharmacy. > > The affected packets have expiration dates ranging between July 31, > 2013, and March 31, 2014. > > The drugs were distributed to warehouses, clinics and retail > pharmacies throughout the U.S. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:346199 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
