Tag: birth control

Birth Control Pills

Birth Control Pills Recalled for Incorrect Labeling; Unanticipated Pregnancy May Result

Four lots of the combination birth control pill Drospirenone and Ethinyl Estradiol are being recalled to the consumer level after it was found that the packaging may contain defective blisters with incorrect tablet arrangement and/or empty blister pocket, which could...

/ March 5, 2019
Ortho-Novum

Ortho-Novum Pills Recalled for Wrong Instructions

Janssen Pharmaceuticals, a Johnson & Johnson company, has issued a recall for 3 lots of the widely-prescribed birth control pill Ortho-Novum because they were packaged with incorrect instructions, which could lead to the exact situation you’re trying to avoid, the...

/ November 8, 2018
Birth Control Pills

Taytulla Birth Control Recalled for ‘Unintended Pregnancy’

Allergan Inc. is recalling nearly 170,000 sample packs of the birth control pill Taytulla after it was found that a packaging error caused pills to be placed in the wrong order, a mistake that could cause unintended pregnancy.

/ May 30, 2018
Pregnant

Birth Control Recalled for Packaging Error That Could Lead to Unintended Pregnancy

Lupin Pharmaceuticals Inc. of Baltimore, Md., is recalling one lot of Mibelas 24 Fe birth control tablets.

/ June 8, 2017
Birth Control Depression Study

Study Links Birth Control and Depression

Women on hormonal contraceptive pills, patches, rings, and IUDs had higher rates of depression and antidepressant use — especially teenage girls — according to a massive new study in Denmark.

/ October 20, 2016