by Michelle Stein posted in Products

Millions of women use oral birth control to avoid an unwanted pregnancy. If your family is waiting to add more children, or if you're done having babies altogether, then you put a lot of trust in taking those tiny pills every day -- which is precisely why this recall is a kind of a big deal.
Lupin Pharmaceuticals Inc. has announced a recall of Mibelas 24 Fe birth control tablets because of a packing error that could result in pregnancy. (Yikes!) According to the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA), the blister packet of these tablets could be rotated 180 degrees within the wallet, reversing the weekly tablet order and making the lot number and expiration date no longer visible. This makes the first four pills non-hormonal placebos instead of active tablets.
What you need to know
This recall includes lot L600518, Exp 05/18 of Mibelas 24 Fe tablets (Norethindrone Acetate and Ethinyl Estradiol 1 mg/0.02 mg chewable and ferrous fumarate 75 mg).
The packaging error could mean the birth control tablets are taken out of sequence, placing users at risk for contraceptive failure and unintended pregnancy. For users who are avoiding pregnancy for personal health reasons, or because other medications could be harmful to the mother or fetus, an unintended pregnancy could be dangerous and even fatal. Fortunately, there have been no reports of such adverse events.
What you should do
Lupin will notify distributors and customers with a recal...