In a shocking revelation, it has been confirmed that the famous drugmaker, Pfizer, has pulled back a huge lot of birth control pills from the market. The reason being the lot was not properly packed which could have affected patients considerably. The questioned drugs were Lo/Ovral-28 pills and their Norgestrel generic versions. It was believed that these drugs could have pushed unplanned pregnancies among women taking these pills for the past so many years.

The pills come in blister packs, including 21 active tablets and seven inert. Women, after being recommended these pills, are told to consume a tablet a day, while the inert ones to be taken at the end of a monthly cycle.

To be on the safer side, the company pulled out a million packs in the U. S., though only 30 packs were told to be under scanner. As of now, there is no news of any suspected case of unintended pregnancies in connection with the pills.

The pills were being taken from a Pfizer plant in upstate New York, on the Canadian border in 2011. It was when a consumer found that her pack had different colors of pills that the case caught the attention of the company on Oct
10.

As soon as the complaint was registered, the company came into action and found that there were some blister packs of pills having an extra pill, which made them call for the entire lot. The subsequent investigation revealed that total three flaws were found in the production line which created the controversy.

Soon distributors were informed on Dec 28, 2011, so that further sale of the pills could be halted. Moreover, public has been made aware about the goof up so that the required precautionary steps could be taken in the same context.