Medicine recalls
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| Canada: Recall: One lot of expired Alesse 21 birth control recalled by Shoppers Drug Mart |
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Health Canada is advising consumers that Shoppers Drug Mart is recalling one lot of Alesse 21 (100 µg of levonorgestrel and 20µg ethinyl estradiol), an oral contraceptive that was provided to consumers in Western Canada after the expiry date (September 2014). The affected lot number is G73720. Consuming products beyond their expiry may lead to reduced effectiveness.
Consumers are advised to speak to their healthcare practitioner if they have used any of the affected product and consider using a non-hormonal method of birth control (such as condoms, spermicidal foam or gel) until another oral contraceptive is obtained.
Please refer to the following website in Health Canada for details:
http://healthycanadians.gc.ca/recall-alert-rappel-avis/hc-sc/../52823a-eng.php
In Hong Kong, the above product is not a registered pharmaceutical product.
Ends/ Wednesday, April 08, 2015
Issued at HKT 13:00
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