Teva Canada brand Seasonale tablets recalled for extra placebo pills / The Toronto Star

Thursday, June 5, 2025, 8:21 am

Health Canada has initiated a recall after discovering extra placebo tablets in Seasonale birth control packages. The recall aims to prevent dosing errors and ensure consumer safety while urging pharmacies and patients to inspect their medication supplies.

globalnews.ca / Some Seasonale birth control pills recalled due to extra placebos

Teva Canada Ltd. said it received a complaint that a package contained an extra row of the placebos when there should be only one row of white placebo pills.

citynews.ca / Teva Canada brand Seasonale tablets recalled for extra placebo pills

Health Canada has issued a recall for a brand of birth control pills after some packages were packed with extra placebo tablets. The agency says the recall covers Seasonale Tablets made by Teva Canada with 0.03 milligrams of ethinylestradiol and 0.15 milligrams of levonorgestrel. Health Canada says…

thestar.com / Teva Canada brand Seasonale tablets recalled for extra placebo pills

Health Canada has issued a recall for a brand of birth control pills after some packages were packed with extra placebo tablets.

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