Birth control recall

It has been confirmed with West Central Missouri Community Action Agency the following news release:

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 drug maker said the issue involved 14 lots of Lo/Ovral-28 tablets and 14 lots of Norgestrel and Ethinyl Estradiol tablets.

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.


The pills were manufactured by Pfizer and marketed by Akrimax Pharmaceuticals and shipped to warehouses, clinics and retail pharmacies nationwide, the company said.

14 lots of Lo/Ovral-28 tablets

E15678

E15679

E15686

E15687

E15690

E15698

E15700

E80434

E80438

F36908

F36909

F43915

F43926

F43927

14 lots of Norgestrel and Ethinyl Estradiol tablets.

E15677

E15704

E15706

E80440

F16388

F16390

F22132

F31330

F36911

F36913

F43924

F43925

F43934

F53238