Medicine recalls
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| Canada: Recall: One lot of Seasonique birth control recalled due to missing pills |
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Health Canada announces that Teva Canada Ltd. is recalling one lot of Seasonique prescription birth control (0.15 mg levonorgestrel and 0.03 mg ethinyl estradiol pills, and 0.01 mg ethinyl estradiol pills) (lot number: 100058977) from wholesalers after receiving a complaint that a package was missing two pills, which may increase the risk of pregnancy.
Seasonique pills are packaged in extended-cycle tablet dispensers, each containing a 13-week (91 day) supply of pills: 84 light blue-green tablets (levonorgestrel and ethinyl estradiol) followed by 7 yellow pills (ethinyl estradiol). Users can expect to have four periods a year, with bleeding occurring during the yellow pills. The complaint involved two missing light-blue-green pills.
Seasonique should be taken daily unless otherwise directed by your prescriber. Taking the pills in the proper order, according to the instructions that accompany the product, is important for preventing pregnancy. Missing a pill could lead to undesired pregnancy and other side effects, including spotting and irregular bleeding.
The product is indicated as a combined oral contraceptive.
Please refer to the following website in Health Canada for details:
http://recalls-rappels.canada.ca/en/alert-recall/one-lot-seasonique-birth-control-recalled-due-missing-pills
In Hong Kong, the above product is not a registered pharmaceutical product.
Ends/Saturday, May 3, 2025
Issued at HKT 12:00
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