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Health Canada has ordered a recall of two lots of Seasonale birth control pills after discovering they contained an excessive number of inert placebo pills. Regulatory scrutiny is underway as concerns mount over product integrity and consumer safety in this unexpected formulation mishap.

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citynews.ca / Two lots of birth control pills recalled because they contained too many placebos

TORONTO — Health Canada says a pharmaceutical company has recalled two lots of Seasonale birth control because the packages contain too many placebo pills. The agency says Teva Canada Ltd. received a complaint that the packages had an extra row of placebos in place of the active pills. The packages…

thestar.com / Two lots of birth control pills recalled because they contained too many placebos

TORONTO - Health Canada says a pharmaceutical company has recalled two lots of Seasonale birth control because the packages contain too many placebo pills.

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