Health Canada recalls popular birth control pill
Posted Aug 28, 2013 12:10 am.
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Health Canada is recalling Freya-28 birth control pills after a pharmacy reported a placebo pill was found in place of an active one in a faulty package.
Packages of the pills made by Myland Pharmaceuticals should have three rows of active pills that are white and one row of placebo pills that are green.
Health Canada says missing one or more active pills could reduce the contraceptive’s effectiveness and result in an unplanned pregnancy.
Those using the pill can return unopened packages to their pharmacists and are being asked to report any adverse reactions potentially related to recalled pills to Health Canada.
The company’s other birth control product, Freya-21 is not affected.
The recalled Freya-28 pills bear the lot numbers 3739F001B and 3739F002B.
