Warning: These Birth Control Pills May Not Work!

Is it in your medicine cabinet? Check this list of drug recalls to get the most up-to-date information on the prescription and over-the-counter drugs you need to discard (12 Photos)

Alex Berg on Feb 28, 2012 at 5:56PM

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Warning: These Birth Control Pills May Not Work!

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Lo/Ovral-28 Oral Contraceptives, Norgestimate and Ethinyl Estradiol



Recall Date: January 31, 2012 and February 27, 2012
Product: Lo/Ovral®-28 (norgestrel and ethinyl estradiol) Tablets, 14 lots of Norgestrel and Ethinyl Estradiol Tablets (generic), and 7 lots of Norgestimate and Ethinyl Estradiol
Company/Brand: Pfizer, Inc. and Glenmark Generics, Inc.
The Hazard: Pfizer voluntarily recalled 14 lots each of its brand name and generic birth control pills. According to Pzifer, the issue is "some blister packs may contain an inexact count of inert or active ingredient tablets and that the tablets may be out of sequence." A month later, Glenmark voluntarily recalled 7 lots of their own birth control pills due to similar packaging and efficacy issues. While the effected packs from both recalls don't pose any health risks, you may not be adequately protected from unintended pregnancy. If you have one of the effected lots, return them to the pharmacy, inform your doctor and start using another form of non-hormonal birth control, such as condoms.
Who to call: Consumers can call 1-(877)-509-3935 for more information about the Pfizer recall, and (201)-684-8000 for the Glenmark recall. They can also go to Glenmark-Generics.com.

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