Birth Control Recall
Birth control recall raises risk of unplanned pregnancy
BOSTON (Reuters) – Pfizer Inc is reaching out directly to women consumers to warn them about its US recall of one million packets of birth control pills as concerns mounted that a manufacturing error could raise the risk of unplanned pregnancies.
WASHINGTON — Pfizer Inc. is recalling 1 million packets of birth control pills after uncovering a packaging error that could leave women with an inadequate dose of the hormone-based drugs and raise the risk that they will
It's a busy night at Access Family Pharmacy off Hixson Pike as word of a large birth control recall reaches customers. "They are requested to bring them back to the pharmacy," Pharmacist Phillip Smith says. "We'll send them back to the manufacturer.
Discussing the recall of two Pfizer brands of birth control pills on Wednesday's NBC Today, co-host Ann Curry pressed Dr. Keri Peterson on an "option" for women who "may be now vulnerable to being pregnant." Peterson offered this tip: "There are
Pfizer announced yesterday that it is recalling 1 million packages of its Lo/Ovral-28 tablets and generic Norgestrel and Ethinyl Estradiol tablets, because some of the birth control tablets may be out of sequence, or there may
Iowa Planned Parenthood Not Impacted by Pfizer Birth Control Recall
One million packages of birth control pills have been voluntarily recalled after their manufacturer has announced that the drugs might not contain enough hormones to prevent pregnancy. So instead of calling them "birth
Pfizer announced a recall of one million birth control packs in the United States, and warned users of the products (Lo/Ovral-28, Norgestrel and Ethinyl Estradiol) to start using a back up method immediately. The reason for the
WASHINGTON — Pfizer Inc. is recalling 1 million packets of birth control pills after uncovering a packaging error that could leave women with an inadequate dose of the hormone-based drugs and raise the risk that they will
WASHINGTON — Pfizer Inc. is recalling 1 million packets of birth control pills after uncovering a packaging error that could leave women with an inadequate dose of the hormone-based drugs and raise the risk that they will
Rabin said that while it's certainly nerve-racking to find out that your birth control has been recalled, the chance of pregnancy from taking the recalled pills is small. The drug company Pfizer has issued the birth – control recall after finding that