SANDOZ / NOVARTIS Lio embarazoso...(III): SANDOZ recalls birth control pills

Sandoz said in a post on its website on Tuesday that it decided on the recall after a consumer reported that white placebo tablets were mistakenly placed in the wrong row of a 13-row card.

"While the white placebo tablets can be clearly distinguished from the peach-colored active tablets, the risk of an unintended pregnancy for a patient taking the wrong tablet over several days cannot be excluded," Sandoz said, noting it is not aware of any adverse events stemming from the flaw. (Ver)

The warning is familiar: February 1, Pfizer pulled 14 batches of Lo-Ovral-28 pills and 14 batches of their generic equivalents, all made and packed by the company but marketed by Akrimax Rx. Some blister packs contained too many active tablets, while others contained too few. Then, February 27, Glenmark pulled 7 lots of generic birth-control pills because tablets were out of order in their blister packs. (Ver)