Just saw this & thought I'd pass it along in case anyone needs to know... or stop at the store for condoms.
Birth control pills recalled, may not prevent pregnancy
Pfizer said on Tuesday it was recalling about 1 million packets of birth control pills in the United States because they may not contain enough contraceptive to prevent pregnancy.
Pfizer
said the birth control pills posed no health threat to women but it
urged consumers affected by the recall to "begin using a non-hormonal
form of contraception immediately."
The drugmaker said the issue
involved 14 lots of Lo/Ovral-28 tablets and 14 lots of Norgestrel and
Ethinyl Estradiol tablets. You can see the exact products and lot
numbers in the table below.
It said an investigation had found
that some blister packs of the oral contraceptive might contain an
inexact count of inert or active ingredients in the tablets. "Correct
dosing of this product is important in avoiding the associated risks of
an unplanned pregnancy," a statement from the company said.
The
pills were manufactured by Pfizer and marketed by Akrimax
Pharmaceuticals and shipped to warehouses, clinics and retail pharmacies
nationwide, the company said.
NDC | Product | Lot | Expiration | Configuration/Count | ||||||||||||
24090-801-84 | LO/OVRAL? 28 | E15678 | 08/31/2013 | 6 Pilpacks? of 28 tablets each | ||||||||||||
24090-801-84 | LO/OVRAL? 28 | E15679 | 08/31/2013 | 6 Pilpacks? of 28 tablets each | ||||||||||||
24090-801-84 | LO/OVRAL? 28 | E15686 | 08/31/2013 | 6 Pilpacks? of 28 tablets each | ||||||||||||
24090-801-84 | LO/OVRAL? 28 | E15687 | 01/31/2014 | 6 Pilpacks? of 28 tablets each | ||||||||||||
24090-801-84 | LO/OVRAL? 28 | E15690 | 01/31/2014 | 6 Pilpacks? of 28 tablets each | ||||||||||||
24090-801-84 | LO/OVRAL? 28 | E15698 | 01/31/2014 | 6 Pilpacks? of 28 tablets each | ||||||||||||
24090-801-84 | LO/OVRAL? 28 | E15700 | 02/28/2014 | 6 Pilpacks? of 28 tablets each | ||||||||||||
24090-801-84 | LO/OVRAL? 28 | E80434 | 07/31/2013 | 6 Pilpacks? of 28 tablets each | ||||||||||||
24090-801-84 | LO/OVRAL? 28 | E80438 | 08/31/2013 | 6 Pilpacks? of 28 tablets each | ||||||||||||
24090-801-84 | LO/OVRAL? 28 | F36908 | 02/28/2014 | 6 Pilpacks? of 28 tablets each | ||||||||||||
24090-801-84 | LO/OVRAL? 28 | F36909 | 02/28/2014 | 6 Pilpacks? of 28 tablets each | ||||||||||||
24090-801-84 | LO/OVRAL? 28 | F43915 | 03/31/2014 | 6 Pilpacks? of 28 tablets each | ||||||||||||
24090-801-84 | LO/OVRAL? 28 | F43926 | 03/31/2014 | 6 Pilpacks? of 28 tablets each | ||||||||||||
24090-801-84 | LO/OVRAL? 28 | F43927 | 03/31/2014 | 6 Pilpacks? of 28 tablets each | ||||||||||||
24090-961-84 | Norgestrel 0.3 mg/Ethinyl Estradiol 0.03 mg | E15677 | 08/31/2013 | 6 Pilpacks? of 28 tablets each | ||||||||||||
24090-961-84 | Norgestrel 0.3 mg/Ethinyl Estradiol 0.03 mg | E15704 | 01/31/2014 | 6 Pilpacks? of 28 tablets each | ||||||||||||
24090-961-84 | Norgestrel 0.3 mg/Ethinyl Estradiol 0.03 mg | E15706 | 01/31/2014 | 6 Pilpacks? of 28 tablets each | ||||||||||||
24090-961-84 | Norgestrel 0.3 mg/Ethinyl Estradiol 0.03 mg | E80440 | 08/31/2013 | 6 Pilpacks? of 28 tablets each | ||||||||||||
24090-961-84 | Norgestrel 0.3 mg/Ethinyl Estradiol 0.03 mg | F16388 | 01/31/2014 | 6 Pilpacks? of 28 tablets each | ||||||||||||
24090-961-84 | Norgestrel 0.3 mg/Ethinyl Estradiol 0.03 mg | F16390 | 02/28/2014 | 6 Pilpacks? of 28 tablets each | ||||||||||||
24090-961-84 | Norgestrel 0.3 mg/Ethinyl Estradiol 0.03 mg | F22132 | 02/28/2014 | 6 Pilpacks? of 28 tablets each | ||||||||||||
24090-961-84 | Norgestrel 0.3 mg/Ethinyl Estradiol 0.03 mg | F31330 | 02/28/2014 | 6 Pilpacks? of 28 tablets each | ||||||||||||
24090-961-84 | Norgestrel 0.3 mg/Ethinyl Estradiol 0.03 mg | F36911 | 03/31/2014 | 6 Pilpacks? of 28 tablets each | ||||||||||||
24090-961-84 | Norgestrel 0.3 mg/Ethinyl Estradiol 0.03 mg | F36913 | 03/31/2014 | 6 Pilpacks? of 28 tablets each | ||||||||||||
24090-961-84 | Norgestrel 0.3 mg/Ethinyl Estradiol 0.03 mg | F43924 | 03/31/2014 | 6 Pilpacks? of 28 tablets each | ||||||||||||
24090-961-84 | Norgestrel 0.3 mg/Ethinyl Estradiol 0.03 mg | F43925 | 03/31/2014 | 6 Pilpacks? of 28 tablets each | ||||||||||||
24090-961-84 | Norgestrel 0.3 mg/Ethinyl Estradiol 0.03 mg | F43934 | 03/31/2014 | 6 Pilpacks? of 28 tablets each | ||||||||||||
24090-961-84 | Norgestrel 0.3 mg/Ethinyl Estradiol 0.03 mg | F53238 | 03/31/2014 | 6 Pilpacks? of 28 tablets each |
Re: PSA: BCP Recall
Married July 21, 2007
lol...I can't believe that your mom is reminding you about BCPs when you're that pregnant.
LOL. You should be careful - you might get KU. Oh, wait...
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