"A Canadian drug distributor has issued an urgent recall for Alysena-28 birth control pills. Apotex says one batch of the Alysena-28 may contain two weeks of placebo sugar pills instead of one, adding the error can reduce the effectiveness of the pills and raises the possibility of unplanned pregnancy."* A batch of bad birth control packs was released to the public- the packs had 2 weeks of placebo pills instead of just one. This begs the question: how many women became accidentally pregnant because of this, and will the company take any action? Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian discuss. *Read more from CBC News: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/story/2013/04/08/ns-birth-control-pill-recalls.html
Thursday, April 11, 2013
Birth Control Pills Recalled - How Many Women Got Pregnant?
"A Canadian drug distributor has issued an urgent recall for Alysena-28 birth control pills. Apotex says one batch of the Alysena-28 may contain two weeks of placebo sugar pills instead of one, adding the error can reduce the effectiveness of the pills and raises the possibility of unplanned pregnancy."* A batch of bad birth control packs was released to the public- the packs had 2 weeks of placebo pills instead of just one. This begs the question: how many women became accidentally pregnant because of this, and will the company take any action? Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian discuss. *Read more from CBC News: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/story/2013/04/08/ns-birth-control-pill-recalls.html
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