Pfizer Recalls 1 Million Birth Control Pills UPDATE

Pfizer Recalls 1 Million Birth Control Pills UPDATE: Pfizer Inc withdraws a million packets of two types of birth control pills, because they can not get enough of active pills, increasing the risk of unexpected beremennosti.Tabletki were produced and manufactured by Pfizer, but they are labeled and sold under the brand name Pharmaceuticals Akrimax. Pfizer withdraws Lo/Ovral-28 14 lots and 14 lots of pills Norgestrel / ethinyl estradiol tabletok.Sroki date on the product range of 31 July 2013 and March 31, 2014 goda.Kompaniya said in a statement Tuesday night that some of the blisters may contain incorrect amount of active and inert or active tablets, the tablets can not be due to mis-packaging poryadku.Prichinoy has been detected and corrected, the company said in a statement.

However, it was not clear how widespread the problem was the packaging, or any pregnant woman. Pfizer could not immediately provide information on the number of pills may be packaged nepravilno.Produkty Food and Drug Administration spokeswoman said the agency continues to look at the pill, but did not call for further information.

Birth control pills are packaged in blister packs containing 21 tablets of active and inert ingredients of seven tables. Pfizer said that the daily regimen of oral contraceptives may be recalled wrong, and leave women without adequate kontratseptsii.Spisok recalled products is available on the site of Pfizer.

The company said that women who are already using the affected products should inform their doctors and return it to the pharmacy. Women should also start to use non-hormonal form of birth control.