Drug company recalls birth control pills: Unintended pregnancy could occur - Abilene Reporter-News










An error in labeling has led a generic drugmaker to recall 1.4 million packages of birth control pills.
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Dr. Tania Thomas, assistant professor of pharmacy practice at the Texas Tech University Health Science Center School of Pharmacy, said the labeling error might cause women using the oral contraceptive products to take a placebo pill, rather than a pill containing the prescribed dosage of hormones.

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