Other safety alerts
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| Canada: Marvelon 28 birth control pills: Packages do not contain day-of-the-week stickers |
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Health Canada is informing Canadians that packages of certain lots of Marvelon 28 (lot number: R000269, R014281, N032638, R006559, R000270 and N023314) do not include day-of-the-week stickers. The stickers are meant to be applied on the blister pack containing the pills. The stickers indicate the first day of the week when the medication is started, and the weekdays that the pills should be taken. The stickers may be used by women to help them remember if they took their daily pill on a given day. Without these stickers, there may be an increased chance of missing a dose.
This issue does not impact the safety or effectiveness of the pills. Canadians should continue to take their medication as prescribed. It is important to keep track of when they take their pills to avoid missing any doses.
Merck Canada Inc., the importer of Marvelon 28, is currently working to correct this issue. Merck Canada will distribute day-of-the-week stickers to pharmacies, beginning the week of September 10. Customers who use Marvelon 28 will be able to pick up the day-of-the-week stickers at no additional cost.
Please refer to the following website in Health Canada for details:
http://healthycanadians.gc.ca/recall-alert-rappel-avis/hc-sc/../67732a-eng.php
In Hong Kong, the above product is not a registered pharmaceutical product.
Ends/Wednesday, Sep 12, 2018
Issued at HKT 15:00
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