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    Birth Control pill recall! Sorry, you might be pregnant, says company.

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    This is not the kind of recall you want to wake up to.

    Qualitest Pharmaceuticals, a company responsible for distributing generic birth control pills to women across the county, may have made a little, tiny, wee mistake that could change your life.


    Here's what happened, according to a company statement: "The recall is being implemented because of a packaging error, where select blisters were rotated 180 degrees within the card, reversing the weekly tablet orientation and making the lot number and expiry date no longer visible...As a result of this packaging error, the daily regimen for these oral contraceptives may be incorrect and could leave women without adequate contraception, and at risk for unintended pregnancy. "
    In other words, you could be taking the wrong pills at the wrong times and that's not good.

    The company has contacted the pharmacies that distributed the following mislabeled brands of pills: Cyclafem 7/7/7, Cyclafem 1/35, Emoquette, Gildess FE 1.5/30, Gildess FE 1/20, Orsythia, Previfem,
    Tri-Previfem.

    They're also urging those pill users to consult with their pharmacist or a health care provider immediately. That's a corporate, legally-responsible way of saying "take a pregnancy test, like now." Thanks 99 percent effective oral contraception. I guess this is one of those 1 percent moments.

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    38 comments

    • Hi  •  8 months ago
      I wonder if the company will pay for hospital fees and the cost of raising the babies they just created.
    • JennyK  •  8 months ago
      Not neccesarily obvious, I take a brand of pills that has 3 different colors of pills in each pack so if this happened to me I probably wouldn't notice. Luckily, it's not any of those brands listed.
    • JENNIFER  •  8 months ago
      Pretty sure it would be obvious. Usually the one week of sugar pills looks completely different than the other weeks. I think most women would figure it out. Although the ones who werent able to figure it out, they are the ones i think we should worry about breeding.
    • Pipsqueek  •  7 months ago
      This is so stupid!!! I was only put on the Cyclafem 7/7/7 because my pharmacy was out of the Necon 7/7/7 I am used to taking for 4 years!! So I have been on Cyclafem for 2 months now. And it's not something obvious to notice because each week is a different color. I believe the order is white, peach, pink, & green but it's not something you take notice to when you just are used to poppin it out & taking it. I wouldn't notice, also because I've been on it for soooooo long. It's not something I should have to worry about! My 1st month on it was ok, so I hope my pack isn't messed up this month. I'm halfway thru it now. :-/ I can't even believe it. So to anybody who says it should be easily noticed, NO, not with the different colors each week. I am going in 1st thing Monday to get back on my OLD brand where there was no mistakes! And I hope everybody effected can sue the crap out of them! This is their job for christ sakes! What ever happened to quality control people! Ugh, so mad. It's not the right time for me to have another child...Think about if their are any teenage girls on this!?!? Their worlds will be taken for a flip...tsk tsk *shake my head*
    • trulysmart  •  7 months ago
      Just goes to show that you can't trust the drug companies to get it right!!!
    • Gabby  •  7 months ago
      Well then that would explain my pregnancy symptoms being on gildess, so in advance thank you for the unwanted pregnancy, guess I shouldnt expect my period tomorrow as planned
    • BubblyPink  •  8 months ago
      I LOVE NUVARING! I tend to be super forgetful = no pills, I hate needles = no shot.
    • DarlingTXmama  •  8 months ago
      I'm on my second IUD and not only do I not only get periods anymore (reason enough to love it since I was one with horrible heavy, painful ones) but I also don't have to worry about personal birth control but every 5 years and I've experienced no side effects. Nothing works for everyone but I'm a huge advocate for IUD's!
    • Goo!  •  8 months ago
      nuvaring!!
    • JustMe  •  8 months ago
      lol everyone is talking about the Nuvaring... I know a lady that I work with who had 2 unplanned kids and was using the Nuvaring... nothing is 100%
    • Tanya  •  8 months ago
      I agree! Love the NuvaRing. Best thing ever. I would recommend it to anyone.
    • Erin  •  8 months ago
      I went in on Monday to put in an additional prescription, and while there went ahead and had my birth control refilled. I mentioned to the tech that it had been recalled, and if they would give me something that was not on the list, which she said yes. I came back later to pick up both prescriptions, and once again mentioned to the tech ringin me up about the recall, saying you guys wouldn't give me something that was recalled right, to which he said oh no. I get home, take out my BC pills, look on the computer, and see they gave me the recalled product. I was not happy, called the pharmacist the next day, and he said oh yeah, let me look it up and I will call you back, which he did, and just told me to come up there to exchange it. If the 2 techs would have listened to me in the begining I wouldn't have had to wate my time going back up there. Also, this pharmacy is a major chain, why in the heck did they not know about the recall before I did?! Needless to say, I am switching pharmacies, I sure as heck don't want them screwing me over when I am old on medicine that is more serious.
    • rcw  •  8 months ago
      I take one of these and reminder pills are brown and the regular ones are white hopefully people noticed!
    • Nicole  •  8 months ago
      I tried nuvaring and it gave me horrible headaches! We're kickin it old school.....condoms!
    • Amanda  •  8 months ago
      My pharmacist called me yesterday and told me about this...apparently mine was a brand listed in the recall, but her stock wasn't affected that she could see. She still called to check, and after I went home I looked and everything was fine. But in response to one of the first comments-I honestly didn't check; I just assumed it was how it was supposed to be. Even though 3 weeks are blue (active) and one week is light green (inactive), it didn't register in my mind to look first. Now I will though! Scary thoughts about having another little one running around--def. don't need that!
    • Cindy  •  8 months ago
      i tried the nuva ring for a year. it was no good. kept slipping out and my honey felt it during the deed.i Want a I.U.D. but it costs too much for me and thats WITH insurance!so...its the Pill for me!
    • DeAnnR  •  8 months ago
      God bless menopause and TubalLigations
    • Cindy  •  8 months ago
      Blood clots are a risk of hormonal birth control whether you use nuvaring or take pills. You're at a higher risk if you smoke. In terms of ease of use, nuvaring is great.
    • JamieA  •  8 months ago
      Been using NuvaRing for years without any problems. The reason, I was on the pill and took a look one day and discovered I hadn't taken a pill in over a week. I can't even remember to take my vitamines everyday.
    • Aster9  •  8 months ago
      I take sprintec

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